UK-wide Government AI News
28 October 2026EnvironmentBuilding AI teams for today, developing the skills we need for tomorrow (toolkit "What's changed")— Defra AI digital toolkit27 October 2026Cabinet OfficeMinister launches new campus for National School of Government (AI training "from day one"; One Big Thing 2026 "AI in Action")— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office)27 October 2026BISTArtificial Intelligence Roadmap for Space— UK Space Agency (GOV.UK)27 October 2026EnvironmentDEFRA: Ask the toolkit (ATRS record published; service opened to the public)— GOV.UK ATRS26 October 2026Cabinet OfficePretraining data filtering in open-weight biological models (title only; post not opened)— AI Security Institute blog26 October 2026Cabinet OfficeCan AI coding agents rebuild biological AI tools from a paper? (title only)— AI Security Institute blog26 October 2026RegulatorsArtificial intelligence in UK financial services – 2026 (fourth joint survey)— Bank of England24 October 2026Cabinet OfficeIntroducing the AI Biosecurity Lab— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office)24 October 2026Cabinet OfficeChancellor unveils Britain's ambitious plan for AI (£120m more for AISI; £165m biosecurity; £23m AI Economics Institute; £30m local AI partnerships)— GOV.UK (HM Treasury)23 October 2026Cabinet OfficeInvestigating alignment failures in AISI's incident (title only)— AI Security Institute blog23 October 2026BISTAdvisory AI Growth Lab: legal services (page updated)— BIST (GOV.UK)23 October 2026HealthHRA Proportionate Review Toolkit ATRS record updated— GOV.UK algorithmic transparency register23 October 2026North East Mayoral Strategic AuthorityNewcastle City Council AWS Contact Centre ATRS record updated— GOV.UK ATRS22 October 2026Home OfficeLive facial recognition technology: data protection impact assessment (DPIA)— GOV.UK (Home Office)22 October 2026Home OfficePolice use of artificial intelligence (AI): factsheet (re-indexed)— GOV.UK (Home Office)22 October 2026ParliamentMinister for AI answers three written questions on AI regulation and frontier AI safety duties: "legislating wherever necessary" (UINs 31539, 34561, 34562)— Commons written answers daily report22 October 2026Local governmentICO page "Freedom of Information (FOI) and Artificial Intelligence" dated 22 October 2026— ICO21 October 2026ParliamentCorrespondence from the Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Cabinet Office, re AI safety (dated 12 October 2026) published— Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee21 October 2026WalesThousands of NHS Wales staff building AI skills through national Microsoft Copilot campaign— Digital Health and Care Wales20 October 2026Housing & CommunitiesNational Planning Policy Framework chapters updated (Chapter 7 incl. AI Growth Zones and data centres)— GOV.UK (MHCLG)20 October 2026ParliamentLetter from the Minister for Artificial Intelligence on the UK's resilience against AI risks (dated 12 October 2026) published— Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee20 October 2026ParliamentArtificial Intelligence (Consent and Misuse) Bill presented and read a first time in the Commons— UK Parliament (bills)19 October 2026HealthUK regulator brings new AI and MedTech agenda to AdvaMed— MHRA (GOV.UK)19 October 2026EducationTechFirst for schools (guidance published by DCMS)— GOV.UK19 October 2026EducationTechFirst AI Apprenticeship Pathway (guidance published by DCMS)— GOV.UK19 October 2026RegulatorsAI in financial services: good practice and areas for improvement— FCA19 October 2026RegulatorsBuilding the future of finance in the age of AI (speech, Jessica Rusu)— FCA19 October 2026ResearchAI sovereignty: preserving UK agency in an AI-enabled world (CST letter to the Minister for AI)— GOV.UK (Council for Science and Technology)19 October 2026ParliamentAPPG AI meeting: "Autonomous Vehicles: Legal & Ethical Frameworks in Autonomous Vehicle Technology" (programmed date)— APPG on AI (Big Innovation Centre)16 October 2026ResearchAI Scenarios 2030 page updated (metadata)— GOV.UK (Government Office for Science)15 October 2026DCMSService Manual: Using artificial intelligence in services (updated)— GOV.UK (GDS)15 October 2026Home OfficeLive facial recognition deployment records updated— GOV.UK (Home Office)14 October 2026DefenceSAPIENT networked autonomous sensing (guidance updated)— GOV.UK (Dstl)14 October 2026Home OfficeDisclosure and Barring Service Barring Referral AI Summary Tool (ATRS record)— GOV.UK (ATRS)14 October 2026HealthMHRA 2030 Strategy to modernise patient-centred regulation for the era of AI and personalised medicines— MHRA (GOV.UK)14 October 2026Housing & Communities"Use AI to improve local services" page updated (Local AI)— Local Digital (MHCLG)14 October 2026Law OfficersDisclosure and Barring Service Barring Referral AI Summary Tool (ATRS; Home Office — cross-reference only, not a Law Officers record)— GOV.UK ATRS14 October 2026Competition and Markets AuthorityCMA strengthens proposals allowing people choice over their search service (AI assistants on choice screens; consultation closed 9 October)— GOV.UK (CMA)14 October 2026ParliamentCommons Library briefing "AI regulation in the UK" (CBP-10003): no AI-specific legislation yet— House of Commons Library13 October 2026Cabinet OfficeUK-Canada renewed AI security partnership— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office)12 October 2026Cabinet OfficeBritain steps up national defences against growing AI risks— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office, AISI, NCSC, DCMS)12 October 2026Cabinet OfficeSpeech: Building a Safer, More Secure Britain in the age of AI (Kanishka Narayan MP, Imperial College London)— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office)12 October 2026Cabinet OfficeTowards technical best practice for frontier AI development— AI Security Institute blog12 October 2026Northern IrelandDraft AI Strategy consultation page updated; closing date shown as 4 November 2026— The Executive Office11 October 2026WalesEnterprise Minister heads to Boston to grow Wales' AI and technology trade links— GOV.WALES9 October 2026Cabinet OfficeBrits to benefit from faster recovery from surgeries and better harvests through new backing for robotics (Cabinet Office-tagged; not opened)— GOV.UK9 October 2026Defence100 new UK jobs created as Kuwait buys British-made AI-enabled air defence systems— GOV.UK (MOD)9 October 2026HealthRole of the Digital Mental Health Technology (DMHT) Working Group— MHRA (GOV.UK)9 October 2026ScotlandBusiness Insights and Conditions in Scotland (wave 165): 36.9% of Scottish businesses used some form of AI in September 2026— gov.scot (official statistics)9 October 2026Northern IrelandTech entrepreneurs pitch to £500m UK Sovereign AI Fund during Belfast visit (event at Catalyst, Belfast, 8 October 2026)— The Irish News8 October 2026Cabinet OfficePro-Worker AI Adoption Prize: nominations closed 7 October 2026— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office/BIST)8 October 2026Home OfficeImmigration Enforcement facial recognition policy (version 2.3)— GOV.UK (Home Office)8 October 2026RegulatorsICO secures changes from leading AI developers as scrutiny extends to AI agents— ICO8 October 2026RegulatorsAgentic AI call for evidence opens (to 20 November 2026)— ICO8 October 2026RegulatorsAndrew Bailey speech at the İstanbul Economic Forum ("AI safety and financial stability are therefore becoming increasingly connected")— Bank of England7 October 2026Cabinet OfficeTransect: Making large-scale agentic evaluations easier to understand (title only)— AI Security Institute blog7 October 2026Work and PensionsDWP procurement: security policies and standards — Artificial Intelligence Security Policy updated— GOV.UK (DWP)7 October 2026RegulatorsBuilding trust and transparency into generative AI development (report; page metadata 13 October)— ICO7 October 2026ParliamentTech Abuse: a growing threat (Technology-facilitated abuse inquiry launched; AI scope not confirmed)— Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee7 October 2026ScotlandScottish AI Register: all 30 system transparency reports show "Last published 07.10.2026"— Scottish AI Register28 October 2026EnvironmentBuilding AI teams for today, developing the skills we need for tomorrow (toolkit "What's changed")— Defra AI digital toolkit27 October 2026Cabinet OfficeMinister launches new campus for National School of Government (AI training "from day one"; One Big Thing 2026 "AI in Action")— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office)27 October 2026BISTArtificial Intelligence Roadmap for Space— UK Space Agency (GOV.UK)27 October 2026EnvironmentDEFRA: Ask the toolkit (ATRS record published; service opened to the public)— GOV.UK ATRS26 October 2026Cabinet OfficePretraining data filtering in open-weight biological models (title only; post not opened)— AI Security Institute blog26 October 2026Cabinet OfficeCan AI coding agents rebuild biological AI tools from a paper? (title only)— AI Security Institute blog26 October 2026RegulatorsArtificial intelligence in UK financial services – 2026 (fourth joint survey)— Bank of England24 October 2026Cabinet OfficeIntroducing the AI Biosecurity Lab— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office)24 October 2026Cabinet OfficeChancellor unveils Britain's ambitious plan for AI (£120m more for AISI; £165m biosecurity; £23m AI Economics Institute; £30m local AI partnerships)— GOV.UK (HM Treasury)23 October 2026Cabinet OfficeInvestigating alignment failures in AISI's incident (title only)— AI Security Institute blog23 October 2026BISTAdvisory AI Growth Lab: legal services (page updated)— BIST (GOV.UK)23 October 2026HealthHRA Proportionate Review Toolkit ATRS record updated— GOV.UK algorithmic transparency register23 October 2026North East Mayoral Strategic AuthorityNewcastle City Council AWS Contact Centre ATRS record updated— GOV.UK ATRS22 October 2026Home OfficeLive facial recognition technology: data protection impact assessment (DPIA)— GOV.UK (Home Office)22 October 2026Home OfficePolice use of artificial intelligence (AI): factsheet (re-indexed)— GOV.UK (Home Office)22 October 2026ParliamentMinister for AI answers three written questions on AI regulation and frontier AI safety duties: "legislating wherever necessary" (UINs 31539, 34561, 34562)— Commons written answers daily report22 October 2026Local governmentICO page "Freedom of Information (FOI) and Artificial Intelligence" dated 22 October 2026— ICO21 October 2026ParliamentCorrespondence from the Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Cabinet Office, re AI safety (dated 12 October 2026) published— Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee21 October 2026WalesThousands of NHS Wales staff building AI skills through national Microsoft Copilot campaign— Digital Health and Care Wales20 October 2026Housing & CommunitiesNational Planning Policy Framework chapters updated (Chapter 7 incl. AI Growth Zones and data centres)— GOV.UK (MHCLG)20 October 2026ParliamentLetter from the Minister for Artificial Intelligence on the UK's resilience against AI risks (dated 12 October 2026) published— Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee20 October 2026ParliamentArtificial Intelligence (Consent and Misuse) Bill presented and read a first time in the Commons— UK Parliament (bills)19 October 2026HealthUK regulator brings new AI and MedTech agenda to AdvaMed— MHRA (GOV.UK)19 October 2026EducationTechFirst for schools (guidance published by DCMS)— GOV.UK19 October 2026EducationTechFirst AI Apprenticeship Pathway (guidance published by DCMS)— GOV.UK19 October 2026RegulatorsAI in financial services: good practice and areas for improvement— FCA19 October 2026RegulatorsBuilding the future of finance in the age of AI (speech, Jessica Rusu)— FCA19 October 2026ResearchAI sovereignty: preserving UK agency in an AI-enabled world (CST letter to the Minister for AI)— GOV.UK (Council for Science and Technology)19 October 2026ParliamentAPPG AI meeting: "Autonomous Vehicles: Legal & Ethical Frameworks in Autonomous Vehicle Technology" (programmed date)— APPG on AI (Big Innovation Centre)16 October 2026ResearchAI Scenarios 2030 page updated (metadata)— GOV.UK (Government Office for Science)15 October 2026DCMSService Manual: Using artificial intelligence in services (updated)— GOV.UK (GDS)15 October 2026Home OfficeLive facial recognition deployment records updated— GOV.UK (Home Office)14 October 2026DefenceSAPIENT networked autonomous sensing (guidance updated)— GOV.UK (Dstl)14 October 2026Home OfficeDisclosure and Barring Service Barring Referral AI Summary Tool (ATRS record)— GOV.UK (ATRS)14 October 2026HealthMHRA 2030 Strategy to modernise patient-centred regulation for the era of AI and personalised medicines— MHRA (GOV.UK)14 October 2026Housing & Communities"Use AI to improve local services" page updated (Local AI)— Local Digital (MHCLG)14 October 2026Law OfficersDisclosure and Barring Service Barring Referral AI Summary Tool (ATRS; Home Office — cross-reference only, not a Law Officers record)— GOV.UK ATRS14 October 2026Competition and Markets AuthorityCMA strengthens proposals allowing people choice over their search service (AI assistants on choice screens; consultation closed 9 October)— GOV.UK (CMA)14 October 2026ParliamentCommons Library briefing "AI regulation in the UK" (CBP-10003): no AI-specific legislation yet— House of Commons Library13 October 2026Cabinet OfficeUK-Canada renewed AI security partnership— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office)12 October 2026Cabinet OfficeBritain steps up national defences against growing AI risks— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office, AISI, NCSC, DCMS)12 October 2026Cabinet OfficeSpeech: Building a Safer, More Secure Britain in the age of AI (Kanishka Narayan MP, Imperial College London)— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office)12 October 2026Cabinet OfficeTowards technical best practice for frontier AI development— AI Security Institute blog12 October 2026Northern IrelandDraft AI Strategy consultation page updated; closing date shown as 4 November 2026— The Executive Office11 October 2026WalesEnterprise Minister heads to Boston to grow Wales' AI and technology trade links— GOV.WALES9 October 2026Cabinet OfficeBrits to benefit from faster recovery from surgeries and better harvests through new backing for robotics (Cabinet Office-tagged; not opened)— GOV.UK9 October 2026Defence100 new UK jobs created as Kuwait buys British-made AI-enabled air defence systems— GOV.UK (MOD)9 October 2026HealthRole of the Digital Mental Health Technology (DMHT) Working Group— MHRA (GOV.UK)9 October 2026ScotlandBusiness Insights and Conditions in Scotland (wave 165): 36.9% of Scottish businesses used some form of AI in September 2026— gov.scot (official statistics)9 October 2026Northern IrelandTech entrepreneurs pitch to £500m UK Sovereign AI Fund during Belfast visit (event at Catalyst, Belfast, 8 October 2026)— The Irish News8 October 2026Cabinet OfficePro-Worker AI Adoption Prize: nominations closed 7 October 2026— GOV.UK (Cabinet Office/BIST)8 October 2026Home OfficeImmigration Enforcement facial recognition policy (version 2.3)— GOV.UK (Home Office)8 October 2026RegulatorsICO secures changes from leading AI developers as scrutiny extends to AI agents— ICO8 October 2026RegulatorsAgentic AI call for evidence opens (to 20 November 2026)— ICO8 October 2026RegulatorsAndrew Bailey speech at the İstanbul Economic Forum ("AI safety and financial stability are therefore becoming increasingly connected")— Bank of England7 October 2026Cabinet OfficeTransect: Making large-scale agentic evaluations easier to understand (title only)— AI Security Institute blog7 October 2026Work and PensionsDWP procurement: security policies and standards — Artificial Intelligence Security Policy updated— GOV.UK (DWP)7 October 2026RegulatorsBuilding trust and transparency into generative AI development (report; page metadata 13 October)— ICO7 October 2026ParliamentTech Abuse: a growing threat (Technology-facilitated abuse inquiry launched; AI scope not confirmed)— Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee7 October 2026ScotlandScottish AI Register: all 30 system transparency reports show "Last published 07.10.2026"— Scottish AI Register

How central government is organised for AI (from 28 October 2026)

Drawn from Part 1.3 of the research (verified 28 October 2026). Entry counts are computed from the records. Click a box to open the page.
The machinery of UK government for AI after July 2026Prime Minister · Office for the PM and Cabinet (OPMC)Andy Burnham MP, Prime Minister from 20 July 2026OPMC: No.10, No.10 North and the core Cabinet OfficeAI Taskforce, chaired by Lord Vallance (from 24 July 2026)DG for AI: Ollie Ilott · PM's Adviser on AI: post vacantDSIT — superseded (being broken up)GOV.UK: "It's being replaced by" BIST, DCMSand the Cabinet OfficeNow listed under "Agencies and other publicbodies"Not counted as a department hereCabinet Office — 57 AI entriesAI strategy · public-sector AI adoptionAI Security Institute (AISI)AI Economics Institute(fact sheet, 22 July 2026)BIST — 58 AI entriesWas the Department for Business and TradeAI policy · data infrastructure · AI Growth ZonesUK AI research resource · AI for science ·Sovereign AISponsors UKRI, ARIA, IPO, Met Office, BBB, NPL,GO-ScienceDCMS — 51 AI entriesDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportGDS · Office for Digital Identities and AttributesBuilding Digital UK · National Data LibrarySponsors the Information Commission (was ICO) andOfcomAI strategy, adoption, AISIAI policy, compute, researchGDS, digital, dataMinister for AI: Kanishka Narayan MP, Minister of State in both the Cabinet Office and BISTfrom 20 July 2026 (doc 1.3)Home after July 2026 not yet publishedi.AI · the AI Knowledge Hub · LASRAlan Turing Institute's lead departmentNo parent inferred (shown as a gap)TreasuryDefenceHome OfficeHealthEducationWork and PensionsJusticeHousing & CommunitiesTransportEnergyEnvironmentForeign OfficeLaw OfficersExport FinanceHMRCRegulatorsResearchParliamentScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandLocal governmentEvery other top-bar page (bar width equal, click to open):

Upcoming government AI dates — all departments

  1. 28 October 2026Cabinet OfficeG-Cloud 14 expires (G-Cloud 15 replaces it)deadline · Government Commercial Agency
  2. 28 October 2026TreasuryBudget 2026: the Chancellor's first Budget, carrying the 24 October AI package; documents not yet on GOV.UK at 13:20 UTC on the dayfiscal event · HM Treasury
  3. 28 October 2026TreasuryOBR Economic and fiscal outlook accompanying the Budget (date inferred from the Budget date; the OBR site could not be opened)forecast · Office for Budget Responsibility
  4. 29 October 2026ParliamentPAC oral evidence: HMRC's anti-fraud intervention on child benefit (witnesses include the PSFA's Deputy Director Data/AI), 10:00, Grimond Room, Portcullis Housecommittee session · Public Accounts Committee
  5. 31 October 2026HealthAI Airlock Phase 3: first review wave application date ("please apply before the 31st October")deadline · MHRA
  6. 31 October 2026ResearchARIA Scaling Trust: proposal cut-off (Tracks 2 and 3)deadline · ARIA
  7. 31 October 2026ResearchARIA Safeguarded AI – Cybersecurity: current batch cut-offdeadline · ARIA
  8. 1 November 2026JusticeLawtechUK Phase III period begins (November 2026 to March 2029)launch · Ministry of Justice
  9. 1 November 2026ofcomOnline Information Advisory Committee's first statutory reportreport · Ofcom
  10. 2 November 2026ResearchDigital Catapult events listed on its BridgeAI page (titles not captured)event · Digital Catapult
  11. 3 November 2026ParliamentOral evidence: Neuroscience and digital childhoods, with DCMS, DHSC and DfE ministers, 9:30committee session · Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
  12. 3 November 2026ParliamentOral evidence session, 2:30pm (inquiry and witnesses not listed; current inquiry is the Online Safety Act)committee session · Lords Communications and Digital Committee
  13. 4 November 2026ParliamentWritten evidence deadline: Technology-facilitated abuse inquiry (AI scope not confirmed)deadline · Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
  14. 4 November 2026Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland's Draft Artificial Intelligence Strategyconsultation closing (5.00 pm) · The Executive Office
  15. 6 November 2026EnergyVision for an AI-enabled clean energy system (call for evidence)consultation closes · DESNZ
  16. 13 November 2026ParliamentArtificial Superintelligence Bill — Commons second reading (secondary source)bill stage · Alex Sobel MP
  17. 14 November 2026ParliamentGovernment response due to the JCHR report "Human Rights and the Regulation of AI"deadline · Joint Committee on Human Rights / government
  18. 16 November 2026ParliamentAPPG AI: "AI in Welfare and Citizen Support Services: Fairness, Accountability and the Protection of Citizens"meeting · APPG on Artificial Intelligence
  19. 18 November 2026ScotlandCivTech Round 12 Exploration Stage interviewsinterviews · CivTech (Scottish Government)
  20. 20 November 2026RegulatorsICO agentic AI call for evidence closesconsultation closes · ICO / Information Commission
  21. 25 November 2026RegulatorsOfgem AI Reg Lab on agentic AI in the energy sectorsandbox session · Ofgem
  22. 25 November 2026RegulatorsSupercharged Sandbox cohort 2 showcase, FCA Head Officeshowcase · FCA
  23. 26 November 2026greater-london-authorityLondon Assembly call for evidence closes: How is AI being used in planning in London?consultation · London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee
  24. 27 November 2026ParliamentArtificial Intelligence (Consent and Misuse) Bill — Commons second reading (provisional)bill stage · Private member (sponsor not found)
  25. 30 November 2026ResearchARIA Safeguarded AI – Cybersecurity: applicants notified (review 1–30 November)decision · ARIA
  26. 16 December 2026TransportAmending the building regulations: EV charging infrastructure; Expanding EV charging access for tenants and leaseholdersconsultation closes · DfT
  27. 22 December 2026Regulators"Beyond ADMET: AI for medicines safety" survey closes (5pm)consultation closes · MHRA and Regulatory Innovation Office
  28. 31 December 2026RegulatorsSupercharged Sandbox cohort 2 endssandbox ends · FCA
  29. 11 January 2027ScotlandCivTech Round 12 Exploration Stage (resubmission deadline 29 January 2027)programme · CivTech (Scottish Government)
  30. 14 January 2027DCMSProposals for new legislation to strengthen the security and resilience of critical undersea infrastructure (CUI)consultation closes (11:59pm) · DCMS
  31. 25 January 2027ParliamentAPPG AI: "AI in Robotics and Manufacturing: Automating Production in the 21st Century"meeting · APPG on Artificial Intelligence
  32. 28 January 2027WalesDolenni Digidol: West (digital professionals network, 4–6pm)event · Centre for Digital Public Services
  33. 31 January 2027Home Office"Apply for Things" Deloitte contract enddeadline · Home Office
  34. 31 January 2027HMRCSelf Assessment deadline (HMRC press release "100 days to go", 23 October 2026)deadline · HMRC
  35. 3 February 2027ScotlandCivTech Round 12 Accelerator interviewsinterviews · CivTech (Scottish Government)
  36. 15 February 2027HealthFederated Data Platform and Associated Services contract end date (optional extensions of 24+12+12 months available)deadline · NHS England
  37. 1 March 2027ScotlandCivTech Round 12 Accelerator Stage begins (to 11 June 2027; Demo Day 23 June 2027)programme · CivTech (Scottish Government)
  38. 8 March 2027ParliamentAPPG AI: "The Hardware of AI: Decoding the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence" (brochure also shows 7 March 2027)meeting · APPG on Artificial Intelligence
  39. 11 March 2027WalesDolenni Digidol: North (12–2pm)event · Centre for Digital Public Services
  40. 31 March 2027WalesReports due on 2026–27 Welsh language technology grantsdeadline · Welsh Government
  41. 12 May 2027ScotlandDataFest 2027, Assembly Rooms, Edinburghsummit · The Data Lab
  42. late 2026 (no date)Cabinet OfficeAugmented Planning Decisions possible expansion to 10 more local planning authoritieslaunch · i.AI / MHCLG
  43. late 2026 (no date)Cabinet OfficeAI tutoring tools: trials with secondary pupils beginlaunch · DfE / i.AI
  44. 2026-2027 (no date)Cabinet OfficePro-Worker AI Adoption Prize shortlist and three winners announcedreport · Cabinet Office / BIST
  45. "coming months"Cabinet OfficeDetails of support for UK AI verification effortslaunch · Cabinet Office / AISI
  46. "due soon"Cabinet OfficeNational Cyber Action Planstrategy · HMG (DCMS/Cabinet Office)
  47. to followCabinet OfficeAI Biosecurity Lab scientific advisory committee detailsappointment · Cabinet Office / AIBL
  48. 2027Cabinet OfficeUK G20 Presidency with AI "at the heart"summit · HMG
  49. 2027Cabinet OfficeConsult scaling across the civil service; APD national rollout from 2027launch · i.AI
  50. legislation (no date)Cabinet OfficeCyber Security and Resilience Bill: AI incident and near-miss reporting to be consideredlegislation · DCMS / Cabinet Office
  51. not datedCabinet OfficeFurther AISI academic grant programmes (no Alignment Project round in 2026)funding call · AISI
  52. 2027TreasuryUK G20 Presidency: AI Economics Institute to support international research (year given as "next year" in the 24 October 2026 release)summit · HM Treasury / AIEI
  53. null (pending)TreasuryJonathan Haskel's appointment as OBR Chair (pre-appointment process)appointment · HM Treasury / OBR
  54. null ("upcoming")TreasuryHMT consultation on agentic payments and a "trust framework" (recommendation 10 of the AI Adoption Plan)consultation · HM Treasury
  55. early 2027TreasuryMark Bailie's independent review of NHS productivity and AI reportsreport · HM Treasury / DHSC
  56. 2027-28 to 2028-29TreasuryCivil Service AI transformation fund (£50m) runs, managed by GovAIlaunch · HM Treasury (owner not stated)
  57. after 2026-10-07 (date not stated)BISTPro-Worker AI Adoption Prize shortlist and three winnersannouncement · BIST
  58. after 2026-09-27 (date not stated)BISTAdvisory AI Growth Lab legal services participants beginprogramme · BIST with LSB, SRA, CLC, ICO
  59. "shortly" after 2026-10-12BISTInitial view of priority areas for AI technical standardspublication · Minister for AI (BIST/Cabinet Office)
  60. 2027-01 to 2027-04BISTAI Growth Zone electricity price reductions and business-rate retention from April 2027 (subject to legislation)regulatory · BIST / DESNZ
  61. 2027BISTUK G20 Presidency with AI as a central focussummit · UK government
  62. 2026-11 to 2027-04 (not dated)DCMSCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — remaining stages (page says see bills.parliament.uk/bills/4035; stage not verified)bill stage · DCMS
  63. "coming months" (not dated)DCMSDetails of support for UK AI verification effortsannouncement · Cabinet Office / DCMS
  64. 2027 (not dated)DCMSUK G20 Presidency with AI "at the heart"summit · Cabinet Office
  65. quarterly (next not dated)DCMSGDS Responsible AI Advisory Panel full meetingmeeting · GDS
  66. 2027 (target)DefenceDigital Targeting Web delivery (minimum viable product 2026)deadline · Ministry of Defence
  67. 2027-03 (approx.)DefenceDAIC Connect (annual; the 2026 edition was in March)event · Defence AI Centre
  68. 2026-10 to 2027-04DefenceDefence Strategic Approach to AI (promised, no date)deadline · Ministry of Defence
  69. 2026-11 (autumn 2026, due)Home OfficeFirst version of PoliceAI public registry of AI toolslaunch · PoliceAI / CENTRIC
  70. 2026-12 (date not set)Home OfficeGovernment response to "Legal framework for using facial recognition in law enforcement" consultationreport · Home Office
  71. 2027-01 to 2027-03 ("early 2027")Home OfficeAll UK eGates upgraded to contactless facial comparisondeployment · Border Force
  72. 2027 (date not set)Home OfficePoliceAI digital evidence tools scaled to all forcesdeployment · PoliceAI
  73. not setHome OfficePolice Reform Bill (to set guardrails for live facial recognition)bill stage · Home Office
  74. 2026-11HealthAI Airlock Phase 3: first wave of innovators selectedlaunch · MHRA
  75. 2026-12HealthHealth Data Research Service becomes operationallaunch · DHSC / Wellcome / HDRS
  76. 2026-12HealthDraft MHRA guidance on managing changes to AI-enabled devices dueconsultation/guidance · MHRA
  77. 2027 (Spring)HealthFull implementation roadmap for the National Commission's 44 recommendations duedeadline · DHSC / MHRA Programme Board
  78. 2027 (Spring)HealthAI Airlock Phase 3 further shortlisting perioddeadline · MHRA
  79. 2027HealthMHRA consultation on qualifying and classifying AI devices startsconsultation · MHRA
  80. 2027HealthMHRA AI Medicines Development Action Plan to be publishedlaunch · MHRA
  81. 2027HealthSingle patient record: improved clinician access for maternity and frailty care "as early as 2027"deployment · DHSC / NHS
  82. not datedHealthHealth Bill: next Commons/Lords stages (introduced 14 May 2026; no later stage shown on the page read)bill stage · DHSC / Parliament
  83. 2026 (later in the year)HealthMHRA–Manchester University NHS FT roundtable with regulators, providers, innovators and patients; expressions of interest for the Manchester Sandbox to followsummit · MHRA / MFT
  84. not dated (phase to Autumn 2028)HealthDigital Mental Health Technology AI Airlock call for applicationslaunch · MHRA / NICE
  85. not datedHealthDCB0129/DCB0160 review: consultation response report to be published (consultation closed 11 September 2026)consultation · NHS England
  86. not datedHealthNICE final guidance on AI-assisted echocardiography for heart failure (draft consulted on 10 to 24 February 2026)launch · NICE
  87. late 2026 ("later this year")EducationOfS–Advance HE findings on AI in higher educationreport · Office for Students
  88. 2027EducationAI tutoring tools available to schools "from 2027" / "by the end of 2027"launch · DfE with i.AI
  89. Summer 2026 (overdue on page)Educationi.AI promised "further updates" on AI Tutoring Toolsupdate · i.AI
  90. 2026-11 (date not given; "the Budget")Work and PensionsWider fraud package "to be unveiled at the Budget", expected to save a further £1.4 billion between 2027 and 2032fiscal event · HM Treasury / DWP
  91. 2026-10 onwardsWork and PensionsGradual rollout of enforcement of direct deduction and driving disqualification powers "from October 2026"commencement · DWP
  92. null (test-and-learn phase under way from 2026-10-26)Work and PensionsEligibility Verification Measure: independent reviewer's reports to be presented to Parliamentdeployment · DWP
  93. 2027 (expected; follows 2026-07-09 pattern)Work and PensionsNext Universal Credit Advances model effectiveness assessment (2026-27)report · DWP
  94. 2026-10 (expected)JusticeLawtechUK Phase III grant award notificationannouncement · Ministry of Justice
  95. 2026-10 to 2027JusticeCourts and Tribunals Bill remaining Commons and Lords stagesbill stage · Ministry of Justice
  96. 2026-27 (date not set)JusticeAI Growth Lab for legal services opens to applicantslaunch · Ministry of Justice / LSB / SRA / CLC / ICO
  97. 2026-27 (date not set)JusticePilot and evaluate Crown Court backlog AI interventions (Year 2 commitment)deployment · Ministry of Justice / HMCTS
  98. 2027 (spring)JusticeFree transcripts of sentencing remarks for Crown Court victimslaunch · HMCTS
  99. not setJusticeATRS records for Justice Transcribe (probation, judicial, PSR) — "Pending"report · Ministry of Justice
  100. late 2026 ("later in 2026"; no date given)JusticeCJC final report on the use of AI in preparing court documentsreport · Civil Justice Council
  101. late 2026 ("later this year")Housing & CommunitiesLocal Transcribe private beta with partner councilslaunch · MHCLG Local AI
  102. late 2026 ("later in 2026")Housing & CommunitiesAugmented Planning Decisions: possible expansion to up to 10 further LPAs (decision was due "end of the summer"; outcome not found)deployment · MHCLG / i.AI
  103. early 2027Housing & CommunitiesPropTech Innovation Fund Round 6 showcaseshowcase · MHCLG Digital Planning
  104. spring 2027Housing & CommunitiesLocal Transcribe public beta for all English councils' housing serviceslaunch · MHCLG Local AI
  105. 2027Housing & CommunitiesAugmented Planning Decisions wider rollout (conditional)deployment · MHCLG
  106. closing date not readHousing & CommunitiesRestructuring HM Land Registry fees (opened 27 October 2026)consultation · HM Land Registry / MHCLG
  107. closing date not readHousing & CommunitiesFuture of access to HM Land Registry information (opened 27 October 2026)consultation · HM Land Registry / MHCLG
  108. pending (consultation closed 2026-09-09)TransportAutomated vehicles: statement of safety principles — government responseconsultation outcome · DfT / CCAV
  109. not datedEnergyUK AI for Clean Energy Strategy (to follow the call for evidence)strategy · DESNZ
  110. not datedEnergyNext AI Energy Council meeting (last published minutes 13 April 2026)meeting · DESNZ / Cabinet Office-BIST
  111. none foundEnvironmentNo dated Defra AI consultation, bill stage or event in the next six months was found on the pages opened.— · —
  112. 2027 (UK G20 Presidency)Foreign OfficeUK to "put AI at the heart of its G20 Presidency next year"summit · HM Government / FCDO
  113. not dated (applications opened 2026-10-07)Law OfficersRecruitment of the next Director of the Serious Fraud Officeappointment · AGO / SFO
  114. 2026-11 to 2027-03 (per plan year)Law OfficersHMCPSI 2026-27 inspection programme (fifteen CPS topics; no AI topic)inspection programme · HMCPSI
  115. 2026-27 (phased)HMRCContact Centre as a Service AI-enabled platform phased go-livelaunch · HMRC
  116. 2026-27HMRCGenerative AI systems for compliance caseworkers; Ask HMRC made "more conversational" with AIlaunch · HMRC
  117. 2027-04HMRCVAT Assist scheduled releaselaunch · HMRC
  118. 2026-11RegulatorsAI Airlock Phase 3: first wave of innovators selectedsandbox selection · MHRA
  119. late autumn 2026RegulatorsOfgem AI technical sandbox 12-month pilot (target start)launch · Ofgem
  120. by 2026-12RegulatorsMHRA draft guidance on managing changes to AI-enabled medical devicesguidance · MHRA
  121. 2026 (later in year)RegulatorsAI Consortium final publication of workshop outputsreport · Bank of England and FCA
  122. 2026 (later in year)RegulatorsTPR guidance on responsible AI adoption for schemes; TPR's internal AI approachguidance · The Pensions Regulator
  123. Q3 2026/27 (Oct–Dec 2026)RegulatorsORR updated guidance on ROGS and the Common Safety Method applied to AIguidance · ORR
  124. Q1 2027RegulatorsFCA AI Live Testing evaluation reportreport · FCA
  125. Q4 2026/27 (Jan–Mar 2027)RegulatorsORR reports on AI in interoperability authorisations and on sandboxes for AIreport · ORR
  126. Spring 2027RegulatorsFull implementation roadmap for the National Commission's recommendationsstrategy · DHSC and MHRA
  127. 2027RegulatorsMHRA consultation on qualifying and classifying AI-enabled devicesconsultation · MHRA
  128. date not announced (2026)icoDraft ADM and profiling guidance consultation (DUAA) — open/close dates not confirmedconsultation · ICO / Information Commission
  129. date not announced ("in the coming months", from 29 May 2026)icoNew ICO AI strategy setting out the 2026/27 AI workplanstrategy · ICO / Information Commission
  130. spring 2027 (secondary source)icoAppointment of a permanent Chair of the Information Commissionappointment · Government (DCMS)
  131. not foundicoCourt of Appeal hearing, Clearview AI v Information Commissioner (permission granted 19 Dec 2025)legislation · Court of Appeal
  132. by 2026-12-31cmaFinal decision on Google search choice screens conduct requirement (including AI assistants)regulator_action · CMA
  133. about 2026-12-17 (six months from 17 June 2026)cmaGoogle to implement fair ranking conduct requirement (including AI Overviews)deadline · CMA
  134. about 2027-03-03 (nine months from 3 June 2026)cmaGoogle to implement publisher conduct requirement (AI Overviews opt-out)deadline · CMA
  135. date not foundcmaBusiness and Trade Committee pre-appointment hearing for Doug Gurr as CMA Chair (if not yet held)appointment · House of Commons
  136. 2026-11ofcomCategory 1 and 2A services publish risk assessment summaries (subject to the register)deadline · Ofcom
  137. autumn 2026ofcomAdditional Safety Measures statementreport · Ofcom
  138. 2027-01ofcomApp stores statutory reportreport · Ofcom
  139. not announcedofcomUpdate or provisional decision in the X/Grok investigationenforcement · Ofcom
  140. not announceddrcfOutputs of the Authentication and Trust theme (call for input closed 14 Aug 2026)report · DRCF
  141. not foundehrcJudgment in R (Thompson and Carlo) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (heard 27–28 Jan 2026)legislation · Administrative Court
  142. —asaNone found.
  143. late 2026 (approx.; "every 6 months" after June 2026)ResearchNext Scaling Inference Lab rackdeployment · ARIA
  144. not dated ("in due course")ResearchShortlist and Secretary of State decision on the host site for the £750m heterogeneous AIRR supercomputerdecision · BIST / Cabinet Office (notice still says DSIT)
  145. not datedResearchAI Standards Hub "will reopen soon" for its next phase under NPL and BSIrelaunch · NPL / BSI
  146. rollingResearchSafeguarded AI: Cybersecurity (Track 1)funding call · ARIA
  147. 2027 (early; building "finished next autumn" i.e. autumn 2027)ResearchEdinburgh national supercomputer servicelaunch · EPCC / UKRI
  148. not dated ("shortly")ResearchUKRI AI Programme delivery planreport · UKRI
  149. not dated (plan was due by September 2026)ResearchIndependent assessment of the Turing's plan and critical success factorsreport · UKRI / The Alan Turing Institute
  150. not datedParliamentCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — remaining Lords stages (stage not confirmed)bill stage · Government (DCMS / Cabinet Office)
  151. not datedParliamentHealth Bill — next stages after Commons introduction on 14 May 2026 (not confirmed)bill stage · DHSC
  152. not datedParliamentReports awaited: BIST Committee "AI, business and the future of the workforce"; Education Committee "AI and EdTech in Education"; Lords Science and Technology Committee "Innovation in the NHS: personalised medicine and AI"; Environmental Audit Committee data centresreport · Commons and Lords committees
  153. by 2026-12-31ParliamentGovernment progress report to Parliament on regulations under Online Safety Act s.216A (illegal AI-generated content), required by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s.249deadline · Secretary of State (Home Office / DCMS)
  154. from 2026-09-01 (continuing)ParliamentCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Lords committee stage; report stage not yet listedbill stage · Government (DCMS / Cabinet Office)
  155. autumn 2026 (no date set)ScotlandPossible introductory meeting between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, linked to the review of the Commissioner's functionsmeeting · Scottish Government (Justice)
  156. autumn 2026 (no date set)ScotlandNext national AI roundtable on health and social careroundtable · Scottish Government / COSLA
  157. 2026/27 (no date set)ScotlandUpdate of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner's Code of Practicestandard · Scottish Biometrics Commissioner
  158. before Budget 2027-28 (no date set)ScotlandEconomy, Tourism and Energy Committee pre-Budget scrutiny (agreed approach on 8 September 2026)committee · Scottish Parliament
  159. by 2027-03-31ScotlandAll ten 2026–2031 strategy actions due (Expert Advisory Board, AI Industry Champions, health and social care AI framework, Future Jobs Panel, AI Scale-up Accelerator pilot, data matchmaking pilot, etc.)deadline · Scottish Government
  160. 2027 (no date set)ScotlandAI Action Plan phase 2 updatestrategy · Scottish Government
  161. by November 2026ScotlandScottish Government report on its review of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner's powers and functions due to be laidreport · Scottish Government (Justice)
  162. 2027-01 (approx.)Northern IrelandPAC Recommendation 8: digital maturity action plan due "within the next six months" of the 7 July 2026 reportdeadline · NI Assembly PAC / NICS
  163. 2026/27 (date not set)Northern IrelandHSC support for 2–3 priority AI pilotslaunch · DHCNI
  164. 2026 (date not set; "expected imminently" on 21 Aug 2026)Northern IrelandDfE decision on the Belfast Region City Deal £4.6m AI Adoption programme business casedecision · Department for the Economy / Belfast City Council
  165. late 2026Local governmentLocal Transcribe private beta (around 1,000 users across at least 12 councils by end of financial year)launch · MHCLG Local AI
  166. late 2026Local governmentAugmented Planning Decisions: possible extension to further LPAsdeployment · MHCLG / i.AI
  167. early 2027Local governmentPropTech Innovation Fund Round 6 showcaseshowcase · MHCLG
  168. spring 2027Local governmentLocal Transcribe public beta for all English councils' housing serviceslaunch · MHCLG Local AI
  169. 2027Local governmentAugmented Planning Decisions wider rollout (conditional)deployment · MHCLG
  170. not foundLocal governmentLGA Annual Conference 2027 (date not found in this session)conference · LGA
  171. not datedgreater-london-authorityLondon AI Preparedness Workshop (with London Partnership Board members)workshop · GLA
  172. overdue (2026-09-01)north-eastReview date of the NEMSA AI Policy (no revised version shown on 28 October 2026)review · NEMSA
  173. none foundwest-yorkshire—— · —
  174. not foundliverpool-city-region2026 Liverpool City Region AI Summit (date not found; the resultsense report says the Task Force's first meeting follows an October summit)summit · LCRCA
  175. not datedgreater-manchesterGlobal AI Cities Summit and Conference (new annual event; date not shown)summit · GMCA (AI.GM)
  176. 2026 (end of period)west-midlandsWest Midlands Digital Roadmap 2021–26 reaches end of period; no successor seenstrategy · WMCA
  177. none foundwest-of-england—— · —
  178. none foundsouth-yorkshire—— · —
  179. none foundeast-midlands—— · —
  180. 2027-03tees-valleyBest Value Inspection findings due to Ministersreport · MHCLG inspectors
  181. none foundcambridgeshire-peterborough—— · —
  182. none foundyork-north-yorkshire—— · —
  183. News (last 30 days)greater-lincolnshire
  184. not datedcouncils-outside-strategic-authoritiesWoking Full Council adoption of the Generative AI Policy (recommended 12 March 2026; outcome not checked)decision · Woking Borough Council

AI Topics — Aggregate Government Focus

Entries counted by their topic tags (1,252 verified entries; an entry can carry several topics).

Public-Sector Adoption453
Regulation and Standards378
Data224
Investment and Growth190
Safety and Security180
Health and Care160
Education and Skills149
Local Services121
Policing and Justice120
Compute and Infrastructure108
Energy and Climate68
Employment and the Labour Market62
International Cooperation58
Defence57
Transport46
Planning and Housing45
Welfare and Benefits43
Online Safety41
Competition and Markets38
Tax26
Copyright and Creative Industries24
Borders and Immigration15

UK government AI map

121 markers, grouped by place and labelled with how many there are: department and body headquarters, strategic authorities, and AI entries whose research gives a postcode. Place = the local authority district postcodes.io gives for each postcode (London boroughs shown together as London); the four AI Growth Zones placed at a town centre keep their own names. Geocoded 28 October 2026; no marker is placed from a guessed address. Hover a circle for its list, click to open.
London 63Edinburgh 5York 4Coventry 3Cardiff 3Bristol 3Newcastle upon Tyne 2South Lanarkshire 2Manchester 2Leeds 2Glasgow 2Belfast 2Newport 2Wiltshire 2Southampton 2South Oxfordshire 2Birmingham 1Sheffield 1Cheshire East 1Swindon 1Salford 1South Gloucestershire 1Swansea 1Nottingham 1Cumberland 1Reading 1Runnymede 1Slough 1Halton 1Derby 1Darlington 1Huntingdonshire 1AI Growth Zone: North East 1AI Growth Zone: North Wales 1AI Growth Zone: South Wales 1AI Growth Zone: Lanarkshire 1
PlaceMarkersEntries and bodies
London63AI & Innovation Directorate; Advertising Standards Authority; Attorney General's Office; BDUK London office; BIST; Bank of England and PRA; Building Digital UK (BDUK); Cabinet Office; Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV); Competition and Markets Authority; DCMS; DESNZ, 55 Whitehall; DHSC Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer; DWP Digital; Defence; Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST); Education; Energy; Environment; Financial Conduct Authority; Foreign Office; GLA AI policy and governance (FOI disclosure, February 2025); Government Digital Service (the digital centre of government); Government Legal Department; Greater London Authority; HERMeS (HMT's Excerpt Retrieval Messaging System); HMRC; Health; Home Office; Home Office Digital and Innovation group (digital, data and technology function); Housing & Communities; Justice; Justice Digital (MoJ digital, data and technology function); LASR and science advice; Law Commission: Artificial Intelligence and the Law — a discussion paper; Law Officers; Local government; London Assembly investigation: "How is AI being used in planning in London?"; MHRA; Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA); Northern Ireland Office (checked, no AI activity found); Northern Ireland Office, London office; Ofcom; Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC); Ofgem; Parliament; Plan AI for analysis of Draft London Plan 2026 consultation responses (ADD2869); Prime Minister's AI Taskforce; Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO); Serious Fraud Office; The Alan Turing Institute; Transport; Treasury; UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA); UK Research and Innovation; UKRI London office; Wales Office (checked, no AI publications; AI in ministerial portfolio); Work and Pensions
Edinburgh5Edinburgh national supercomputer (Next National Supercomputing Service) and EPCC National Supercomputing Centre; Scotland; Scotland Office (checked, no AI publications; AI in ministerial portfolio); Scottish AI Alliance; The Data Lab
York4Environment Agency and Natural England (units); Food Standards Agency: Food Hygiene Rating Scheme – AI (retired); Natural England (Head Office); York And North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Coventry3Ofqual; Skills England; Standards and Testing Agency (STA)
Cardiff3Wales; Wales Office (checked, no AI publications; AI in ministerial portfolio); Wales Office, Cardiff office
Bristol3Environment Agency and Natural England (units); Isambard-AI (University of Bristol); West Of England Mayoral Combined Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne2HMRC; North East Mayoral Strategic Authority
South Lanarkshire2FCDO East Kilbride office; Foreign Office
Manchester2Education; Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Leeds2Contract: Federated Data Platform and Associated Services (NHS England – Palantir Technologies UK); West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Glasgow2Ofgem; Ofgem Glasgow office
Belfast2Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Office (checked, no AI activity found)
Newport2IPO: Check if you could register your trade mark tool; Intellectual Property Office — sponsorship
Wiltshire2Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS); Dstl AI and data science capability
Southampton2Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and HM Coastguard; Responsible AI UK (RAi UK)
South Oxfordshire2AI Growth Zone: Culham, Oxfordshire; UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Birmingham1West Midlands Combined Authority
Sheffield1South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Cheshire East1Information Commissioner's Office / Information Commission
Swindon1UK Research and Innovation
Salford1Building Digital UK (BDUK)
South Gloucestershire1MAA/RN/2025/04: Use of Artificial Intelligence within Systems and Equipment subject to MRP design assurance processes
Swansea1Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Nottingham1Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Cumberland1Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
Reading1Rural Payments Agency
Runnymede1Animal and Plant Health Agency
Slough1Planning Inspectorate
Halton1STFC Hartree Centre
Derby1East Midlands Combined County Authority
Darlington1Tees Valley Combined Authority
Huntingdonshire1Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Combined Authority
AI Growth Zone: North East1AI Growth Zone: North East (Cobalt Park / Blyth, Northumberland)
AI Growth Zone: North Wales1AI Growth Zone: North Wales (Anglesey and Trawsfynydd)
AI Growth Zone: South Wales1AI Growth Zone: South Wales (Newport to Bridgend)
AI Growth Zone: Lanarkshire1AI Growth Zone: Lanarkshire (Airdrie)

Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), as on the universities map. The North Sea east of Lowestoft is cropped.

AI news, last 30 days

News items dated 28 September to 28 October 2026, from each page's News table.
Cabinet Office15Regulators12Parliament10BIST8Health8Home Office6Local government5Education4Environment4Wales4DCMS3Housing & Communities3Research3Defence2Scotland2Northern Ireland2Treasury1Work and Pensions1Justice1Law Officers1Transport0Energy0Foreign Office0Export Finance0HMRC0
PageAI news, last 30 days
Cabinet Office15
Regulators12
Parliament10
BIST8
Health8
Home Office6
Local government5
Education4
Environment4
Wales4
DCMS3
Housing & Communities3
Research3
Defence2
Scotland2
Northern Ireland2
Treasury1
Work and Pensions1
Justice1
Law Officers1
Transport0
Energy0
Foreign Office0
Export Finance0
HMRC0

AI entries and 2026 AI publications per department

Entries: verified entries drawn on each page (link cards and unverified rows not counted; group pages count all members). Publications: GOV.UK search API, documents published in 2026 matching "artificial intelligence" whose title or summary names AI (AI-relevant only), per GOV.UK organisation, fetched 2026-11-01T08:10Z; Scotland, Wales, Parliament and Local from gov.scot, gov.wales, Parliament research briefings and committee publications, and the LGA AI topic page plus local-authority ATRS records (same AI filter), fetched 2026-10-31T16:47Z.
AI entries2026 AI publicationsRegulators17720Local government120no feedScotland8613Health772Parliament73no feedBIST5812Cabinet Office578Research525DCMS5119Wales496Defence474Justice464Housing & Communities422Home Office402Education3711Northern Ireland37no feedWork and Pensions323Transport311HMRC301Treasury274Energy245Environment201Foreign Office203Law Officers180Export Finance10
PageAI entries2026 AI publications
Regulators17720
Local government120no feed
Scotland8613
Health772
Parliament73no feed
BIST5812
Cabinet Office578
Research525
DCMS5119
Wales496
Defence474
Justice464
Housing & Communities422
Home Office402
Education3711
Northern Ireland37no feed
Work and Pensions323
Transport311
HMRC301
Treasury274
Energy245
Environment201
Foreign Office203
Law Officers180
Export Finance10

No publications feed (a gap, not zero): Parliament, Northern Ireland, Local government.

AI systems in use per department

Records on the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard register (Part 2.3), by the page each now sits on, plus live AI systems in the research records with a public source (for example the Scottish AI Register, a written answer or a body's own report) that are not already on ATRS. Pilots and planned systems are not counted.
Local government26Health17Education17Justice16Work and Pensions14Cabinet Office13HMRC13BIST11Scotland11Transport9Environment8Regulators8Home Office7Energy7Treasury6DCMS6Wales6Housing & Communities5Foreign Office3Defence2Law Officers2Northern Ireland2Export Finance1Parliament1
PageAI systems in use per department
Local government26
Health17
Education17
Justice16
Work and Pensions14
Cabinet Office13
HMRC13
BIST11
Scotland11
Transport9
Environment8
Regulators8
Home Office7
Energy7
Treasury6
DCMS6
Wales6
Housing & Communities5
Foreign Office3
Defence2
Law Officers2
Northern Ireland2
Export Finance1
Parliament1

None in public registers: Research.

Public AI money by department

Part 2.4 Table A, counted rows only, by first-named owner: at least £9.59bn across 96 rows. The ledger is a floor, not a full total. (The document's own totals table says £9.50bn; see the method note.)
BIST£3.51bnResearch£2.88bnHealth£990mCabinet Office£655mDefence£598.7mTreasury£285mDCMS£275mHome Office£140.6mForeign Office£59mWork and Pensions£52mEnergy£45mEducation£42.9mNorthern Ireland£24.1mLocal government£12mJustice£12mHousing & Communities£11.8mWales£5mRegulators£1.7mScotland£1mEnvironment£560,000
PagePublic AI money by department
BIST£3.51bn
Research£2.88bn
Health£990m
Cabinet Office£655m
Defence£598.7m
Treasury£285m
DCMS£275m
Home Office£140.6m
Foreign Office£59m
Work and Pensions£52m
Energy£45m
Education£42.9m
Northern Ireland£24.1m
Local government£12m
Justice£12m
Housing & Communities£11.8m
Wales£5m
Regulators£1.7m
Scotland£1m
Environment£560,000

Private pledges (not public money)

Part 2.4 Table D: company pledges and other non-public money, kept apart and never added to the public totals. 27 rows with a stated £ amount.
BIST£383.54bnEnergy£3.75bnDefence£1.87bnScotland£540mCabinet Office£200mHealth£102m
PagePrivate pledges (not public money)
BIST£383.54bn
Energy£3.75bn
Defence£1.87bn
Scotland£540m
Cabinet Office£200m
Health£102m

Timeline of UK government AI, 2017 to today

Part 2.2, newest first. Filter by event type.
  1. 2026-10-08consultationICO agentic AI call for evidence opens (to 20 November)Also reports changes secured from ten foundation model developersRegulatorsverified (supp-local-regulators.md)
  2. 2026-07-17reportGovernor writes to Treasury Committee on agentic AI liabilityAI to be treated as a tool rather than a legal agentRegulatorsParliamentsingle_source (supp-local-regulators.md)
  3. 2026-06-10reportLegal Services Board publishes AI plan 2026/27 and consumer AI researchStandards for consumer AI legal tools found "almost entirely absent"RegulatorsJusticesingle_source (supp-local-regulators.md)
  4. 2026-03-23strategyCMA Annual Plan 2026 to 2027AI tools to detect bid-rigging; agentic AI to detect consumer harmsRegulatorsBISTverified (supp-local-regulators.md)
  5. 2026-02-03regulator actionICO opens investigations into X and X.AI over GrokData protection probe alongside Ofcom's Online Safety Act investigationRegulatorsDCMSverified (supp-local-regulators.md)
  6. 2025-10-15strategyBank of England sets out its approach to AI innovationOpen to AI-specific guidance; working with the AI Security Institute on frontier AI agentsRegulatorsCabinet Officeverified (supp-local-regulators.md)
  7. 2025-08-21strategyBank of England publishes its internal AI strategyCopilot for all staff; AI governance committee; TRUSTED principlesRegulatorsverified (supp-local-regulators.md)
  8. 2025-06-12reportExtract alpha results publishedPlanning-document AI cut 1–2 hours of officer work to under three minutes for about 10pHousing & CommunitiesLocal governmentsingle_source (supp-local-regulators.md)
  9. 2026-10-28deployment launchBudget 2026 public-service AI commitments: PlanAssist to all councils in England by end-2027; Justice Transcribe to all probation officers; Ask HMRC roll-outPlanAssist "subject to further testing", aiming to halve routine planning decision times; Justice Transcribe "around 267,000 hours already saved"; Ask HMRC 6.3 million interactions in 2025-26TreasuryHousing & CommunitiesJusticeHMRCsingle_source
  10. 2026-10-28reviewBudget 2026 commissions Mark Bailie's review of NHS productivity and AIReports early 2027; informs the next spending reviewTreasuryHealthsingle_source
  11. 2026-07-16regulator actionOfqual publishes its revised approach to regulating AIAI may not be a sole marker; 12-to-24-month prioritiesRegulatorsverified (date also in the Chief Regulator's report of 18 March 2026: update planned "for publication in July")
  12. 2026-07-07reportOBR fiscal risks report: AI, the labour share and tax receiptsAI-driven productivity could shift income to lower-taxed profitsTreasurysingle_source
  13. 2026-06-04strategyCPS Serious and Economic Organised Crime Strategy 2030AI to review digital material; staff AI trainingLaw Officerssingle_source
  14. 2026-03-02regulator actionOfqual letter to exam boards on AI misuse in courseworkBoards asked to step up deterrence and detectionRegulatorsEducationsingle_source
  15. 2026-01-14reportOfqual: "Principles of AI use in marking"AI may not be the sole marker of a regulated qualificationRegulatorsEducationverified
  16. 2025-11-26reportOBR builds AI into its productivity forecastAI adds about 0.2 points a year by the five-year horizonTreasurysingle_source
  17. 2023-12-12regulator actionFirst judicial AI guidance issuedRules for judges on public chatbots, accuracy and responsibilityJusticesingle_source
  18. 2026-08-31regulator actionScottish public-sector AI guidance says relevant AI systems "must" be recorded on the Scottish AI RegisterGuidance-level requirement; not statute; page undatedScotlandsingle_source (this file; date from the launch blog)
  19. 2026-04-01machinery of governmentCentre for Digital Public Services moves into the Welsh Government; Digital Public Services Wales Directorate formed with the Office for AIWelsh digital and AI policy and delivery joined in one directorateWalesverified (this file; date single_source)
  20. 2026-03-25regulator actionScotland publishes "Artificial Intelligence (AI) in schools: guidelines and guardrails"National guidance on safe and ethical AI use in schoolsScotlandEducationsingle_source (this file)
  21. 2023-06-01reviewHolyrood debate "Trustworthy, ethical and inclusive artificial intelligence"Government chamber debate on AI without a motionScotlandParliamentsingle_source (this file)
  22. 2026-09-22reportNorthern Ireland AI Capability Census 2026: 400 AI firmsAI firms up from 198 to 400; AI-related GVA £214msingle_source (supp-ni; two press sources)
  23. 2026-08-21funding£4.6m Belfast Region City Deal AI Adoption programme proposedAI adoption grants of about £20k–£100k; subject to DfE approvalsingle_source (supp-ni)
  24. 2025-12-08strategyNorthern Ireland Department for the Economy publishes "AI Strategic Direction"Framework for DfE AI policy and delivery; new AI Economic Policy teamsingle_source (supp-ni)
  25. 2026-10-12reportAISI sets out priorities for technical best practice in frontier AI developmentEight priorities; voluntary practices that could become international standardsCabinet Officesingle_source
  26. 2026-06-30international agreementUK–Germany joint statement on advanced AI safety and securityUK and German institutes to work closely togetherCabinet OfficeForeign Officeverified
  27. 2026-06-23fundingTwo EPSRC fundamental AI labs (SOFAIR, BOLD) share up to £60mUCL- and Oxford-led labs funded for six yearsResearchsingle_source
  28. 2026-06-08international agreementUK–ElevenLabs MoU extends AISI voice-security research partnershipPartnership first announced February 2026Cabinet Officeverified
  29. 2026-05appointmentGeorge Williamson becomes Alan Turing Institute chief executive (reported month)Succeeds Dr Jean InnesResearchsingle_source
  30. 2026-04-02reviewUKRI midterm review finds Turing strategy and value for money "not yet satisfactory"Recommends a mission centred on national resilience, security and defenceResearchverified
  31. 2026-02-19strategyUKRI AI Research and Innovation Strategic FrameworkOver £1.6bn of UKRI funding targeted at AI; six priorities to 2031Researchsingle_source
  32. 2025-12-11international agreementUK–Google DeepMind MoU on AI opportunities and securityAISI gets priority technical access to Google DeepMind's frontier modelsCabinet OfficeBISTverified
  33. 2025-12-09international agreementInternational Network of AI Safety Institutes renamed; UK becomes Network CoordinatorNow the International Network for Advanced AI Measurement, Evaluation and ScienceCabinet OfficeForeign Officeverified
  34. 2024-09-23regulator actionUKRI publishes policy on generative AI in applications and assessmentNo AI-written applications; assessors may use AI only to refine languageResearchverified
  35. 2023-03strategyAlan Turing Institute publishes "Turing 2.0" strategyFive-year strategy; grand challenges in health, environment and sustainability, and defence and national securityResearchverified
  36. 2026-10-22strategyMinister for AI: "legislating wherever necessary"; Regulating for Growth Bill to create AI sandbox powersWritten answers UINs 30879, 31539, 34561, 34562; no AI bill timetableParliamentBISTCabinet Officesingle_source (supp-parliament.md)
  37. 2026-10-14reportCommons Library "AI regulation in the UK" (CBP-10003)No AI-specific legislation or consultation yetParliamentverified (supp-parliament.md)
  38. 2026-09-07strategyWritten statement "Artificial intelligence update" (HCWS314 / HLWS321)Frontier AI incidents and response; no AI bill announcedParliamentCabinet Officesingle_source (supp-parliament.md)
  39. 2018-06-28reportGovernment response to the Lords AI report (Cm 9645)Government agrees blanket AI-specific regulation would be inappropriateParliamentBISTResearchverified (supp-parliament.md)
  40. 2018-04-16reportLords report "AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?"Recommends a cross-sector "AI code"; blanket AI-specific regulation "inappropriate" at this stageParliamentsingle_source (supp-parliament.md)
  41. 2026-06-29consultationNHS England consultation on clinical safety standards DCB0129 and DCB0160 (to 11 September 2026)Review to cover AI and other new technology in mandatory clinical risk standardsHealthsingle_source
  42. 2026-01-16deployment launchNHS England AVT Supplier Registry (19 suppliers)National self-certified list of AI ambient voice suppliers; not a buying frameworkHealthsingle_source
  43. 2025-01-14reportNICE recommends four AI fracture detection tools for urgent care during evidence generation (HTE20)Rayvolve, TechCare Alert, BoneView, RBfracture usable for two years; qMSK research onlyHealthverified
  44. 2024-11-14strategyNICE statement of intent for AI (ECD12)NICE's priorities for AI methods guidance, AI technology evaluation and AI in its own workHealthverified
  45. 2026-10-28fundingBudget 2026: £700m on AI risks; more money for AISI and the Sovereign AI Unit; Data Centre Covenant+£120m AISI; +£140m Sovereign AI Unit; £30m local AI partnerships; covenant for strategic data centresTreasuryCabinet OfficeBISTverified (this file)
  46. 2026-10-26deployment launchFirst Eligibility Verification Notice issued to banksTest-and-learn phase of bank data-matching beginsWork and Pensionsverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  47. 2026-10-24fundingAI Biosecurity Lab announced; Chancellor's pre-Budget AI package£120m more for AISI; £165m biosecurity; £23m AI Economics Institute; £30m local partnershipsCabinet OfficeTreasuryBISTverified (cabinet-office.md; dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  48. 2026-10-22machinery of governmentMet Office listed under BISTList of agencies shows BIST; Met Office page still says DSITBISTEnvironmentverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  49. 2026-10-21strategyDigital and Technologies Jobs Plan; TechFirst expansionOne million young people reached by 2028DCMSBISTverified (dcms-law.md)
  50. 2026-10-19reportCouncil for Science and Technology letter on AI sovereigntyFour recommendations to the Minister for AIResearchverified (research.md)
  51. 2026-10-19machinery of governmentTechFirst guidance published under DCMSTechFirst pages now owned by DCMSDCMSEducationverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  52. 2026-10-14strategyMHRA Strategy 2030Centre for AI and Digital Health promisedHealthverified (health.md)
  53. 2026-10-13international agreementUK–Canada renewed AI security partnershipStandards, information sharing, technical cooperationCabinet Officesingle_source (cabinet-office.md)
  54. 2026-10-12regulator actionAI security package: cyber defence pilots, agentic incident responseMeasures announced at Imperial College LondonCabinet OfficeDCMSverified (cabinet-office.md; dcms-law.md)
  55. 2026-10-09fundingEight Robotics Adoption Hubs (£40m)Hub network and training grantsBISTverified (bist.md)
  56. 2026-10-06regulator actionGovernment accepts all 44 AI-in-healthcare recommendations; AI Airlock Phase 3Programme board set up; roadmap due spring 2027Healthverified (health.md)
  57. 2026-09-30machinery of governmentICO functions pass to the new Information CommissionChange made under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025RegulatorsDCMSverified (regulators-a.md)
  58. 2026-09-29report"Using AI in adult social care" guidanceFirst DHSC guidance for care providers on AIHealthverified (health.md)
  59. 2026-09-29strategyNew National Planning Policy Framework covers AI Growth Zones and data centresReplaces the December 2024 frameworkHousing & Communitiesverified (mhclg-local.md)
  60. 2026-09-28machinery of governmentAI Research Resource guidance rebranded from DSIT to BISTGOV.UK guidance changed to BISTResearchverified (research.md)
  61. 2026-09-24reportAI Action Plan for Justice: one year onAdds a fourth priority on AI risksJusticeverified (home-office-justice.md)
  62. 2026-09-23departureJade Leung steps back as PM's AI adviser; becomes AISI Vice-Chair and Security Advisor to the AI TaskforceA new Adviser on AI to the Prime Minister to be appointedCabinet Officesingle_source (this file)
  63. 2026-09-23summitForeign Secretary addresses the UN Security Council on AIAI central to the UK's G20 presidencyForeign Officesingle_source (defence-fcdo.md)
  64. 2026-09-14reportJoint Committee on Human Rights calls for an AI Bill and a single AI regulator"Human Rights and the Regulation of AI"Parliamentverified (parliament.md)
  65. 2026-09-10reportNational Commission publishes 44 recommendations on AI in healthcareLifecycle-based regulatory frameworkHealthverified (health.md)
  66. 2026-09-08report"The grid we need now": AI in electricity networks reviewCall for evidence on an AI-enabled clean energy systemEnergyverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  67. 2026-09-07strategyChancellor's Growth Speech 2026AI treated as a general-purpose technologyTreasurysingle_source (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  68. 2026-09-02appointmentAlyn Smith appointed Scottish Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary EducationTakes AI policy and strategyverified (scotland.md)
  69. 2026-08-31funding£100m Sovereign AI R&D Procurement SchemeFour first competitions: NHS, compute, defence, agent securityTreasuryCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md; dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  70. 2026-08-24international agreementUK–Ukraine AI partnership; access to Avengers AI LabsSigned in KyivDefencesingle_source (defence-fcdo.md)
  71. 2026-08-21appointmentChris McDonald confirmed as minister responsible for IPIP brief sits with the Science, Innovation and Investment ministerBISTsingle_source (bist.md)
  72. 2026-08-18fundingLanarkshire AI Growth Zone secures £300m financing£202m National Wealth Fund guarantee; Dell Scottish baseBISTsingle_source (bist.md)
  73. 2026-08-12consultationNorthern Ireland draft AI Strategy consultation opensEight principles, seven themesverified (wales-ni.md)
  74. 2026-08-03fundingSovereign AI invests in OLIX; Advisory AI Growth Lab (legal services) opensFifth equity investment; first sandbox cohortBISTverified (bist.md)
  75. 2026-07appointmentOllie Ilott appointed Director General for AI, OPMCFounding AISI director heads the AI Taskforce teamCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  76. 2026-07-24reportCommons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Chair warns closing DSIT risks fragmenting policyCommittee response to the DSIT break-upParliamentsingle_source (parliament.md)
  77. 2026-07-24appointmentLord Vallance appointed Chair of the Prime Minister's AI TaskforceTaskforce in the OPMC reports to the Cabinet Secretary and the AI minister; AISI responsibility moves to the OPMCCabinet Officeverified (this file; cabinet-office.md)
  78. 2026-07-23deployment launchLocal Transcribe announced for councilsBuilt on i.AI's MinuteHousing & CommunitiesLocal governmentverified (mhclg-local.md)
  79. 2026-07-22machinery of governmentMachinery of government changes: DSIT broken up; AI strategy, public-sector AI adoption and AISI move to the Cabinet OfficeDBT renamed BIST; DCMS takes GDS, telecoms, media and digital identity; OPMC gets an AI Taskforce. Fact sheet updated 27 July 2026Cabinet OfficeBISTDCMSWork and PensionsHousing & Communitiesverified (this file; cabinet-office.md; bist.md; dcms-law.md)
  80. 2026-07-22machinery of governmentNo.10 North created; Office for Equality and Opportunity moves to MHCLGDevolution strategy leaves MHCLG for No.10 NorthHousing & Communitiesverified (mhclg-local.md)
  81. 2026-07-22machinery of governmentUKRI and ARIA sponsorship passes to BISTGOV.UK organisation pages now name BISTResearchverified (research.md)
  82. 2026-07-22machinery of governmentPublic Sector Fraud Authority moves to DWP; Lilian Greenwood appointedTreasury sponsorship continuesWork and Pensionsverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  83. 2026-07-20appointmentKanishka Narayan appointed Minister for AI in the Cabinet Office and BISTFirst AI minister attending Cabinet; portfolio covers AI strategy, AISI, AI Taskforce, Sovereign AI, AI Growth ZonesCabinet OfficeBISTverified (this file; cabinet-office.md)
  84. 2026-07-20departureLiz Kendall leaves; no new Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and TechnologyDSIT is wound downverified (this file)
  85. 2026-07-20appointmentAndy Burnham becomes Prime MinisterChange of Prime Ministerverified (this file)
  86. 2026-07-20appointmentJonathan Reynolds appointed Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeNew BIST leadershipBISTverified (bist.md)
  87. 2026-07-17procurementHost-site call for the £750m heterogeneous AIRR supercomputerExpression of interest to 10 August 2026Researchverified (research.md)
  88. 2026-07-15consultationData regulation in the age of AI: call for evidenceClosed 9 September 2026DCMSverified (dcms-law.md)
  89. 2026-07-14reviewFisher disclosure review accepted, including AI evidence reviewPoliceAI to pilot summarisation toolsHome Officesingle_source (home-office-justice.md)
  90. 2026-07-09reportHMRC annual report 2025-26£10bn attributed to AI and analyticsHMRCverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  91. 2026-07-09reportUniversal Credit advances model effectiveness assessmentModel 2.5 times more effective than random selectionWork and Pensionsverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  92. 2026-06-30fundingDefence Investment Plan: £298bn over four years, including AI£100m AI taskforce, £115m AI defences, about £2bn digital targeting webDefenceverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  93. 2026-06-22international agreementFCDO–Met Office AI weather partnershipAI forecasting support for partner countries, starting with the PhilippinesForeign OfficeEnvironmentverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  94. 2026-06-17consultationAutomated vehicles statement of safety principles consultationStatutory statement under the AV ActTransportverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  95. 2026-06-17deployment launchExtract made available to all local planning authorities in EnglandFree planning-data tool; date conflict (i.AI says 4 June)Housing & CommunitiesCabinet OfficeLocal governmentverified (cabinet-office.md; mhclg-local.md; date conflict)
  96. 2026-06-15reportAI Scenarios 2030 (updated)Five scenarios for AI to 2030Researchverified (research.md)
  97. 2026-06-14international agreementUK–Japan Frontier Technology PartnershipAISI cooperation, semiconductors, quantumForeign Officesingle_source (defence-fcdo.md)
  98. 2026-06-10deployment launchPoliceAI launched; £140m police AI investmentNational policing AI centre hosted by the College of PolicingHome Officeverified (home-office-justice.md)
  99. 2026-06-10appointmentParminder Kohli named Office for Investment CEO; D&T Sector Plan Year OneCEO to start 1 October 2026BISTverified (bist.md)
  100. 2026-06-10deployment launchTaskforce RAID and leadership AI letter to all Defence personnelAI taskforce reporting to the Chief of the Defence StaffDefenceverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  101. 2026-06-10fundingAlmost £30m for AI diagnostics and NIHR technology testsAI chest X-ray tools for every trust by 2029Healthverified (health.md)
  102. 2026-06-08deployment launchAdvisory AI Growth Lab for legal services announcedAdvisory sandbox with legal regulatorsJusticeBISTverified (home-office-justice.md)
  103. 2026-06-08strategyAI Economics Institute introducedJoint unit on the economic impact of AITreasuryverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  104. 2026-06-08reportAI Champions' sector AI adoption plans publishedSix sector plans; Pro-Worker AI Adoption PrizeCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  105. 2026-06-03reportCommons SIT Committee: "Rewiring the state: Delivering digital government"Report on the digital centre of governmentParliamentDCMSverified (parliament.md)
  106. 2026-05appointmentNew Scottish and Welsh governments formed after the May 2026 electionsScottish ministers appointed May 2026; Welsh Cabinet named 13 May 2026 with AI under the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energysingle_source (scotland.md; wales-ni.md)
  107. 2026-05deployment launchAugmented Planning Decisions alpha trials begin (Barnet, Camden, Dorset)Householder application prototypeHousing & CommunitiesCabinet Officeverified (mhclg-local.md)
  108. 2026-05-25international agreementUK–Australia memorandum on AI securityInformation sharing, joint research, staff exchangesCabinet OfficeForeign Officeverified (cabinet-office.md; defence-fcdo.md)
  109. 2026-05-14legislationHealth Bill introducedBill to abolish NHS England and create the single patient recordHealthverified (health.md)
  110. 2026-05-13legislationKing's Speech 2026 contains no AI billDigital ID, Regulating for Growth and cyber security bills; AI not mentionedParliamentverified (this file)
  111. 2026-05-07machinery of governmentScottish Parliament election (devolved elections)SNP 58 seats, Labour 17, Reform UK 17, Greens 15, Conservatives 12, Liberal Democrats 10. Senedd polling day not verified on a page openedverified (this file)
  112. 2026-05-07appointmentSir Leszek Borysiewicz confirmed as UKRI ChairIn post July 2026Researchverified (research.md)
  113. 2026-04appointmentHMRC appoints its first Chief AI OfficerNew postHMRCverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  114. 2026-04-29legislationEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 receives Royal AssentCreates strategic authorities in lawLocal governmentHousing & Communitiesverified (mhclg-local.md; parliament.md)
  115. 2026-04-29legislationCrime and Policing Act 2026 receives Royal AssentAI-generated child abuse image offences; power to amend the Online Safety Act for AI servicesHome OfficeJusticeverified (home-office-justice.md; parliament.md)
  116. 2026-04-16deployment launchSovereign AI Unit launches; first funding call and first investment (Callosum)£500m unit opens for investmentBISTverified (bist.md)
  117. 2026-04-16procurementAI Tutoring Tools Pioneers Programme tenderUp to eight companies, £300,000 eachEducationverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  118. 2026-04-01machinery of governmentCrown Commercial Service becomes the Government Commercial AgencyCCS merged with central commercial teamsCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  119. 2026-03-26strategyAI used to find disproportionate statutory dutiesPilot found 131 duties in 10 ActsLaw OfficersCabinet Officesingle_source (dcms-law.md)
  120. 2026-03-20strategyScotland's AI Strategy 2026–2031 publishedFive-year strategy; AI Scotland replaces the Scottish AI Allianceverified (scotland.md)
  121. 2026-03-20deployment launchGOV.UK Chat added to the GOV.UK appExperimental AI tool for the publicDCMSverified (dcms-law.md)
  122. 2026-03-18reportReport and impact assessment on Copyright and AI laid under the Data (Use and Access) ActBroad copyright exception with opt-out dropped as the preferred optionDCMSBISTverified (dcms-law.md; parliament.md)
  123. 2026-03-17strategyMais Lecture 2026 sets out the Chancellor's AI growth case£500m Sovereign AI, AI adoption, AI Economics InstituteTreasuryverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  124. 2026-03-16machinery of governmentMHCLG Local AI team introducedNational team for responsible AI in councilsHousing & CommunitiesLocal governmentverified (mhclg-local.md)
  125. 2026-03-10consultationDigital ID consultation launchedEight-week consultationDCMSverified (dcms-law.md)
  126. 2026-03-06reportLords Communications and Digital Committee: "AI, copyright and the creative industries"Report of the AI and copyright inquiryParliamentDCMSsingle_source (parliament.md)
  127. 2026-02procurementAugmented Planning Decisions contract awarded (£8.2m)Google DeepMind, Google Cloud and FacultyHousing & CommunitiesCabinet Officeverified (mhclg-local.md)
  128. 2026-02-27strategyPSFA delivery plan: £340m data and AI savings targetPlan for 2025-26Work and Pensionsverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  129. 2026-02-24funding£2.785bn courts settlement; Justice AI Unit funding£12m+ for the Justice AI UnitJusticeverified (home-office-justice.md)
  130. 2026-02-19appointmentDame Antonia Romeo appointed Cabinet SecretaryThe AI Taskforce later reports to herCabinet Officesingle_source (cabinet-office.md)
  131. 2026-02-19fundingOpenAI and Microsoft join the Alignment ProjectFund reaches about £27m; 60 projectsCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  132. 2026-02-16summitIndia AI Impact Summit; UK delegation announces AI for Development hubsAfrican Language Hub, Asia AI4D Observatory, Cape Town compute hubForeign Officeverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  133. 2026-02-05legislationData (Use and Access) Act section 80 on automated decision-making in forceNew UK GDPR Articles 22A to 22D applyDCMSRegulatorssingle_source (parliament.md)
  134. 2026-02-02appointmentKathleen Fisher takes up post as ARIA chief executiveFormer DARPA office head; announced 19 November 2025Researchverified (research.md)
  135. 2026-01-29strategyAI Opportunities Action Plan: One Year On; Lanarkshire named fifth AI Growth Zone38 of 50 actions met; five zones, £28.2bn investmentBISTCabinet Officeverified (this file; scotland.md; bist.md)
  136. 2026-01-29consultationSecure AI infrastructure: call for informationViews sought on securing AI computeCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  137. 2026-01-27funding£115m national AI centre for policing announcedPolice.AI to launch in AprilHome Officesingle_source (home-office-justice.md)
  138. 2026-01-26white paper"From local to national: a new model for policing"Proposes a National Police Service and Police.AIHome Officeverified (home-office-justice.md)
  139. 2026-01-26fundingAI tutoring tools for up to 450,000 pupils; £23m EdTech testbedsTutoring tools for disadvantaged pupilsEducationCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md; dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  140. 2026-01-20appointmentAI Champions for Financial Services appointedChampions report to the Economic SecretaryTreasuryverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  141. 2026-01-16regulator actionRegulatory Innovation Office adds robotics and defence tech£52m Robotics Adoption Hubs competitionBISTverified (bist.md)
  142. 2026-01-12regulator actionOfcom opens investigation into X over Grok-generated imageryIllegal content and child safety dutiesRegulatorsDCMSverified (regulators-a.md)
  143. 2025-12-30procurementMOD signs £240.6m Palantir enterprise agreementDirect award, April 2026 to March 2029Defenceverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  144. 2025-12-18reportFirst Frontier AI Trends ReportTwo years of model evaluations summarisedCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  145. 2025-12-16reviewIndependent review of AI in electricity networks commissionedReview of AI deployment in gridsEnergyverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  146. 2025-12-15reportCopyright and AI progress reportTechnical working groups set upDCMSverified (dcms-law.md)
  147. 2025-12-03legislationPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act receives Royal AssentBank data-matching and recovery powersWork and Pensionsverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  148. 2025-11-26fundingBudget 2025Includes technical efficiencies "including by automating administrative tasks"Treasuryverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  149. 2025-11-20fundingSouth Wales AI Growth Zone; Sovereign AI Unit (almost £500m)Package of AI investments before the BudgetBISTverified (bist.md)
  150. 2025-11-18strategyAI Plan for Wales publishedPlan and Senedd statement "AI in Wales"verified (wales-ni.md)
  151. 2025-11-13deployment launchNorth Wales AI Growth Zone; "Delivering AI Growth Zones" paperAnglesey/Trawsfynydd zone; £5m per zoneBISTverified (bist.md)
  152. 2025-11-12legislationCyber Security and Resilience Bill introducedBrings data centres and managed service providers into scope; carried into the 2026–27 sessionDCMSParliamentverified (parliament.md)
  153. 2025-10-30funding£55bn R&D settlement: £240m for AISI; ARIA rises to £400m a yearR&D allocations to 2029/30ResearchCabinet Officesingle_source (cabinet-office.md; research.md)
  154. 2025-10-23deployment launchi.AI announces the sunset of RedboxInternal chatbot replaced by enterprise toolsCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  155. 2025-10-23international agreementOpenAI–MoJ partnership and UK data residency announcedJustice Transcribe to 1,000+ probation officersJusticeBISTverified (home-office-justice.md)
  156. 2025-10-10regulator actionCMA designates Google with strategic market status in search, covering AI Overviews and AI ModeFirst designation under the 2024 ActRegulatorsverified (regulators-a.md)
  157. 2025-10-08regulator actionJudiciary issues updated AI guidance for judicial office holdersReplaces the April 2025 guidanceJusticesingle_source (home-office-justice.md)
  158. 2025-09appointmentMatt Clifford re-appointed Chair of ARIATerm to 14 August 2030Researchsingle_source (research.md)
  159. 2025-09-26regulator actionNational Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare announcedExpert body to design new rulesHealthverified (health.md)
  160. 2025-09-18international agreementUK–US Technology Prosperity Deal memorandum publishedText of the memorandum agreed during the US state visitBISTForeign Officesingle_source (this file)
  161. 2025-09-18international agreementMOD–Palantir strategic partnership£1.5bn investment and London defence HQDefenceverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  162. 2025-09-17funding£150bn US investment package during the state visitInward investment commitmentsBISTverified (bist.md)
  163. 2025-09-16international agreementUK–US Technology Prosperity Deal; North East AI Growth ZoneFirst UK–US tech agreement; £31bn US tech pledges; Stargate UKBISTForeign Officeverified (bist.md; defence-fcdo.md)
  164. 2025-09-12procurementDWP Nexus AI contract concluded with IBM UK£9m first year, £27m with optionsWork and Pensionsverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  165. 2025-09-07appointmentKanishka Narayan becomes DSIT minister with the AI brief; Feryal Clark leavesChange of AI ministerCabinet OfficeBISTverified (this file; cabinet-office.md)
  166. 2025-09-06appointmentLord Vallance becomes Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear (DSIT and DESNZ)Role ends 22 July 2026; he later chairs the AI TaskforceResearchEnergysingle_source (this file)
  167. 2025-09-05appointmentLiz Kendall becomes Technology Secretary; Peter Kyle moves to Business and TradeSeptember 2025 reshuffleCabinet OfficeBISTverified (this file)
  168. 2025-09-05departureJean Innes to leave as Turing chief executiveDeparture announced after ministerial criticismResearchsingle_source (research.md)
  169. 2025-09-03reportAI Sector Study 2024 and AI assurance roadmap5,862 AI firms; £11m assurance fund announcedBISTverified (bist.md)
  170. 2025-08-15appointmentJade Leung appointed Prime Minister's AI adviserAISI chief technology officer also advises the PMCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  171. 2025-07-31reportLaw Commission discussion paper on AI and the lawLegal issues raised by AIJusticesingle_source (home-office-justice.md)
  172. 2025-07-31strategyAI Action Plan for Justice publishedThree priorities, 24 actions over three yearsJusticeverified (home-office-justice.md)
  173. 2025-07-30fundingAISI launches the Alignment ProjectInternational fund for AI alignment research (£15m+)Cabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  174. 2025-07-21international agreementUK–OpenAI memorandum of understanding on AI opportunitiesOpenAI to expand its UK office and work with departmentsBISTCabinet Officeverified (this file)
  175. 2025-07-21strategyHMRC Transformation Roadmap published90% digital interactions by 2029-30; AI assistantsHMRCverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  176. 2025-07-17deployment launchIsambard-AI switched on; UK Compute Roadmap published£225m national AI supercomputer opensResearchBISTverified (research.md)
  177. 2025-07-16appointmentGDS Responsible AI Advisory Panel established14 external membersDCMSverified (dcms-law.md)
  178. 2025-07-10regulator actionTechnology Secretary writes to the Alan Turing Institute asking it to refocus on defence and securityLetter calls for new leadership; funding review possible from 2026Researchsingle_source (research.md)
  179. 2025-07-03strategy10 Year Health Plan for EnglandAims to make the NHS the most AI-enabled care systemHealthverified (health.md)
  180. 2025-07-01machinery of governmentUK Defence Innovation establishedNew innovation body with at least £400m a yearDefenceverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  181. 2025-06strategyCPS publishes "How the CPS will use Artificial Intelligence"Six approaches with human oversightLaw Officerssingle_source (dcms-law.md)
  182. 2025-06-28machinery of governmentWelsh Government announces an Office for AI and a Strategic AI Advisory GroupNew internal AI officeverified (wales-ni.md)
  183. 2025-06-24international agreementUK joins HealthAI Global Regulatory NetworkFirst "Pioneer Country" in the networkHealthverified (health.md)
  184. 2025-06-23strategyIndustrial Strategy and Digital and Technologies Sector PlanTen-year strategy; AI one of the frontier technologiesBISTverified (bist.md)
  185. 2025-06-23strategyCreative Industries Sector Plan; Creative Content Exchange announced£380m package; marketplace for licensing contentDCMSverified (dcms-law.md)
  186. 2025-06-20departureMatt Clifford to step down as the Prime Minister's AI adviser (from end of July)Personal reasonsCabinet Officesingle_source (this file)
  187. 2025-06-19legislationData (Use and Access) Act 2025 receives Royal AssentSection 136 requires a report on copyright and AI; reforms automated decision-makingDCMSBISTRegulatorsverified (this file; parliament.md; regulators-a.md)
  188. 2025-06-12machinery of governmentNorthern Ireland Office of AI and Digital launchedPublic-sector AI office in the NI Executiveverified (wales-ni.md)
  189. 2025-06-11fundingSpending Review 2025: £2bn for AI, 20-fold AIRR expansion, £750m Edinburgh supercomputerAlso up to £10bn for NHS technology by 2028-29TreasuryResearchHealthverified (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md; research.md)
  190. 2025-06-10strategyTransport AI action plan publishedPlan responding to the AI Opportunities Action PlanTransportverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  191. 2025-06-09deployment launchPrime Minister unveils Extract planning toolTool built with Google DeepMind's Gemini, for all councils by spring 2026Housing & CommunitiesCabinet Officeverified (mhclg-local.md)
  192. 2025-06-09fundingTechFirst (£187m) announcedNational tech and AI skills drive for young peopleEducationDCMSverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  193. 2025-06-02reportMicrosoft 365 Copilot cross-government findings20,000 staff trial; self-reported 26 minutes a day savedDCMSCabinet Officeverified (dcms-law.md)
  194. 2025-06-02reviewStrategic Defence Review 2025 publishedCommits to AI, autonomy, UK Defence Innovation and a digital targeting web by 2027Defenceverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  195. 2025-05deployment launchAI Knowledge Hub launchedPlatform of practical guidance on public-sector AICabinet Officesingle_source (cabinet-office.md)
  196. 2025-05-23deployment launchMinute trial with 25 councils announcedi.AI meeting-notes tool trialled in councilsHousing & CommunitiesLocal governmentverified (mhclg-local.md)
  197. 2025-04-30deployment launchCulham confirmed as first AI Growth Zone; 200+ expressions of interestOxfordshire zone confirmedBISTverified (bist.md)
  198. 2025-04-08machinery of governmentAI Energy Council first meetingCouncil co-chaired by the Energy and Technology SecretariesEnergyBISTverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  199. 2025-04-07fundingHealth Data Research Service announced (up to £600m)Single access point to national health dataHealthverified (health.md)
  200. 2025-03-26reportPublic Accounts Committee report "Use of AI in Government"Legacy IT, data and skills hold back AI adoptionParliamentCabinet Officeverified (parliament.md)
  201. 2025-03-13machinery of governmentNHS England to be abolished and brought into DHSCMerger over two yearsHealthverified (health.md)
  202. 2025-03-05fundingAISI Challenge Fund opens£5m programme; grants up to £200,000Cabinet Officesingle_source (cabinet-office.md)
  203. 2025-02-25legislationCrime and Policing Bill introducedBill later carries AI-related offencesHome OfficeJusticeverified (home-office-justice.md)
  204. 2025-02-25appointmentSir Ian Chapman named next UKRI chief executiveSucceeds Dame Ottoline LeyserResearchverified (research.md)
  205. 2025-02-17reportPPN 017: transparency of AI use in procurementOptional AI questions for contracting authoritiesCabinet OfficeHousing & Communitiesverified (mhclg-local.md)
  206. 2025-02-14international agreementUK–Anthropic memorandum of understanding on AI opportunitiesSigned with the AISI rename announcementCabinet OfficeBISTsingle_source (this file)
  207. 2025-02-14machinery of governmentAI Safety Institute renamed AI Security InstituteFocus on security risks; criminal misuse team; Anthropic MoUCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md)
  208. 2025-02-11summitParis AI Action Summit; UK does not sign the leaders' declarationFrance hosts the summit; UK cites "opportunity and security"Foreign Officesingle_source (defence-fcdo.md; this file)
  209. 2025-02-10strategyCulham named as the first AI Growth ZoneCulham, Oxfordshire, home of UKAEA, namedBISTEnergyverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  210. 2025-02-10white paperAI Playbook for the UK Government publishedTen principles for civil servants using AICabinet OfficeDCMSverified (cabinet-office.md; dcms-law.md)
  211. 2025-01-31strategyAI Cyber Security Code of Practice publishedBaseline cyber security principles for AI systemsDCMSverified (dcms-law.md)
  212. 2025-01-29reportFirst International AI Safety Report publishedReport to inform the Paris AI Action SummitCabinet OfficeForeign Officesingle_source (this file)
  213. 2025-01-22strategyAI product safety expectations and EdTech Evidence Board announcedBett 2025 keynoteEducationverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  214. 2025-01-21machinery of governmentBlueprint for modern digital government; GDS becomes the digital centreGDS rebuilt from CDDO, i.AI, the Geospatial Commission and RTAU teamsDCMSCabinet Officeverified (cabinet-office.md; dcms-law.md)
  215. 2025-01-13appointmentMatt Clifford appointed the Prime Minister's AI Opportunities AdviserReports to the PM and the DSIT Secretary of StateCabinet Officesingle_source (this file)
  216. 2025-01-13strategyAI Opportunities Action Plan and government response published50 recommendations, all taken forwardCabinet OfficeBISTverified (this file; cabinet-office.md)
  217. 2024-12-17strategyATRS made mandatory for departmentsScope and exemptions policy for mandatory transparency recordsDCMSCabinet Officeverified (dcms-law.md)
  218. 2024-12-17consultationCopyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation opensFour options on text and data mining; consultation to 25 February 2025DCMSBISTverified (dcms-law.md)
  219. 2024-11-25deployment launchLaboratory for AI Security Research announced£8.22m initial funding; announced at the NATO Cyber Defence ConferenceResearchCabinet Officeverified (research.md)
  220. 2024-11-13strategyJSP 936 Dependable AI in Defence (part 1) publishedPrincipal defence policy on safe and responsible AIDefenceverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  221. 2024-11-08regulator actionOfcom open letter on generative AI and chatbotsExplains how the Online Safety Act applies to generative AI servicesDCMSsingle_source (dcms-law.md)
  222. 2024-11-06consultationAI Management Essentials tool consultation opensSelf-assessment tool for responsible AI managementResearchverified (research.md)
  223. 2024-10-30fundingAutumn Budget 2024First Budget of the 2024 government; AI passages not readTreasurysingle_source (dwp-hmrc-hmt.md)
  224. 2024-09-12regulator actionData centres designated Critical National InfrastructureData centres given CNI status alongside energy and waterBISTEnergysingle_source (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  225. 2024-09-05international agreementUK signs the Council of Europe AI conventionFirst international treaty on AI risksJusticeForeign Officesingle_source (defence-fcdo.md)
  226. 2024-08-28funding£4m AI content store for teachers announced£3m content store and £1m for developersEducationverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  227. 2024-07-26appointmentMatt Clifford asked to lead the AI Opportunities Action PlanRecommendations due to the Science Secretary in September 2024Cabinet Officesingle_source (this file)
  228. 2024-07-17legislationKing's Speech 2024 promises legislation on the most powerful AI modelsNo AI bill followed in the 2024–26 sessionParliamentsingle_source (this file)
  229. 2024-07-09appointmentFeryal Clark becomes DSIT Parliamentary Under-Secretary of StateJunior minister covering AI to 7 September 2025Cabinet Officesingle_source (this file)
  230. 2024-07-05appointmentLisa Nandy holds the DCMS brief (start date not verified)Remains Secretary of State in the expanded DCMS on 28 October 2026DCMSsingle_source (dcms-law.md; this file)
  231. 2024-07-05appointmentPeter Kyle becomes Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and TechnologySucceeds Michelle Donelan; Viscount Camrose and Saqib Bhatti also leave DSITCabinet OfficeBISTverified (this file)
  232. 2024-07-05appointmentKeir Starmer becomes Prime Minister after the general electionLabour government formed; election date itself not verified on a page openedverified (this file)
  233. 2024-07-05appointmentLord Vallance becomes Minister for Science at DSITScience minister to 6 September 2025ResearchBISTsingle_source (this file)
  234. 2024-06strategyLabour manifesto sets out AI commitmentsManifesto text not opened (labour.org.uk blocked); content [unverified — check]unverified
  235. 2024-05-28reportCommons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee: "Governance of artificial intelligence"Final report of the Governance of AI inquiryParliamentsingle_source (parliament.md)
  236. 2024-05-24legislationDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 receives Royal AssentCreates the digital markets regime used for Google search and AI OverviewsRegulatorsverified (regulators-a.md)
  237. 2024-05-21summitAI Seoul Summit; Seoul Declaration and international network of AI safety institutesTen countries and the EU agree to launch the networkForeign OfficeCabinet Officeverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  238. 2024-05-09regulator actionMHRA launches the AI Airlock sandboxPilot regulatory sandbox for AI as a medical deviceHealthverified (health.md)
  239. 2024-03-15reportNAO report "Use of artificial intelligence in government"89 bodies surveyed; 37% had deployed AI; 70% piloting or planningParliamentCabinet Officeverified
  240. 2024-03-07fundingSpring Budget raises Turing funding to £100m over five yearsNew £50m package for the Alan Turing InstituteResearchTreasuryverified (research.md)
  241. 2024-02machinery of governmentOffice for Artificial Intelligence absorbed into DSIT's AI Policy DirectorateOffice for AI ends as a separate unitResearchsingle_source (this file)
  242. 2024-02machinery of governmentCentre for Data Ethics and Innovation renamed Responsible Technology Adoption UnitRenamed unit; it stopped being standalone in January 2025Researchsingle_source (this file)
  243. 2024-02-15regulator actionSecretary of State asks 13 regulators to publish their approach to AIUpdates requested by 30 April 2024Researchverified (regulators-a.md)
  244. 2024-02-06white paperGovernment response to the AI regulation white paper consultationConfirms the principles-based, regulator-led approachCabinet OfficeResearchsingle_source (this file)
  245. 2023appointmentOllie Ilott becomes founding director of the AI Safety InstituteLater Interim DG for AI (2025–26) and DG Emerging Technology and AI (2026)Cabinet Officesingle_source (cabinet-office.md; this file)
  246. 2023-12-07fundingManchester Prize launched£1m-a-year prize for AI for public good opens Round 1BISTsingle_source (bist.md)
  247. 2023-12-06international agreementG7 leaders endorse Hiroshima AI Process frameworkGuiding principles and code of conduct for advanced AIForeign Officesingle_source (defence-fcdo.md)
  248. 2023-11-27reportGuidelines for secure AI system developmentJoint guidelines co-sealed by 21 other agenciesDefenceCabinet Officeverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  249. 2023-11-22legislationArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] introducedPrivate member's bill to create an AI AuthorityParliamentverified (parliament.md)
  250. 2023-11-22procurementNHS Federated Data Platform contract awarded to Palantir£182m contract, forecast up to £330m, to February 2027Healthverified (health.md)
  251. 2023-11-21legislationAutomated Vehicles Bill introducedBill implementing the Law Commissions' review of self-driving vehiclesTransportsingle_source (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  252. 2023-11-13appointmentSaqib Bhatti succeeds Paul Scully as Minister for Tech and the Digital EconomyMinister to 5 July 2024DCMSverified (this file)
  253. 2023-11-02machinery of governmentAI Safety Institute launched from the Frontier AI TaskforceTaskforce given permanent footing; Ollie Ilott is its founding directorCabinet Officeverified (this file; cabinet-office.md)
  254. 2023-11-01summitAI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park; Bletchley Declaration agreed (1–2 November)28 countries and the EU agree the declaration on frontier AIForeign OfficeCabinet Officeverified (this file; defence-fcdo.md)
  255. 2023-11-01funding£80m AI for Development collaboration launched (UK £38m)Africa-focused AI skills and research programme announced at the summitForeign Officesingle_source (defence-fcdo.md)
  256. 2023-11-01fundingAI Research Resource funding tripled to £300m; Isambard-AI and Dawn announcedTwo AIRR supercomputers to run from 2024Researchverified (research.md)
  257. 2023-10-31funding£118m AI skills package; 12 new AI Centres for Doctoral Training£117m for doctoral training centresResearchverified (research.md)
  258. 2023-10-26legislationOnline Safety Act 2023 receives Royal AssentOfcom becomes the online safety regulator, later applied to AI chatbotsDCMSRegulatorsverified (regulators-a.md; parliament.md)
  259. 2023-09appointmentDave Smith becomes National Technology AdviserAppointed National Technology AdviserBISTsingle_source (bist.md)
  260. 2023-09-18fundingAI for Development vision set out at the UN General AssemblyProgramme with Canada's IDRC announcedForeign Officesingle_source (defence-fcdo.md)
  261. 2023-09-13fundingBristol chosen to host Isambard-AIAI Research Resource machine to be built at the National Composites CentreResearchverified (research.md)
  262. 2023-09-07appointmentFrontier AI Taskforce names its advisory boardTaskforce formerly called the Foundation Model TaskforceCabinet Officesingle_source (this file)
  263. 2023-06-23funding£21 million AI Diagnostic Fund announcedFund for NHS trusts to deploy AI diagnostic toolsHealthverified (health.md)
  264. 2023-06-21departureAI Council holds its final meetingMembers asked to advise DSIT in a personal capacityResearchsingle_source (this file)
  265. 2023-05-04reviewCMA launches its review of AI foundation modelsInitial review of competition and consumer issuesRegulatorssingle_source (regulators-a.md)
  266. 2023-04fundingFoundation Model Taskforce announced with £100 millionLater renamed the Frontier AI TaskforceCabinet Officesingle_source (this file)
  267. 2023-04appointmentDame Angela McLean becomes Government Chief Scientific AdviserTakes up the GCSA roleBISTResearchsingle_source (bist.md)
  268. 2023-03funding£100 million for an AI Research Resource announcedFirst AIRR money, later tripledResearchsingle_source (research.md)
  269. 2023-03-29white paperAI regulation white paper: "A pro-innovation approach"Principles-based approach through existing regulators; consultation 29 March to 21 June 2023Cabinet OfficeBISTResearchverified (this file)
  270. 2023-03-29strategyGenerative AI in education: first DfE positionDfE's first position on generative AI in schoolsEducationverified (dfe-dft-desnz-defra.md)
  271. 2023-03-07appointmentViscount Camrose becomes DSIT minister (Minister for AI and Intellectual Property)Lords minister for AI to 5 July 2024Cabinet Officeverified (this file)
  272. 2023-02-07appointmentPaul Scully becomes Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy at DSITHad held the DCMS post from 27 October 2022DCMSverified (this file)
  273. 2023-02-07machinery of governmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology createdNew department takes science, digital and AI from BEIS and DCMSCabinet OfficeBISTDCMSverified (this file)
  274. 2023-01-25machinery of governmentARIA establishedAgency begins work under the ARIA Act 2022Researchsingle_source (research.md)
  275. 2023-01-05strategyAlgorithmic Transparency Recording Standard hub and guidance publishedStandard for publishing information on algorithmic toolsDCMSCabinet Officeverified (dcms-law.md)
  276. 2022machinery of governmentDefence AI Centre begins operations; Dstl AI unit opens in NewcastleNew defence AI delivery and research units start workDefenceverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  277. 2022-10deployment launchAI Standards Hub launchedHub to help UK organisations shape international AI standardsResearchverified (research.md)
  278. 2022-10-27appointmentPaul Scully becomes DCMS Minister for Tech and the Digital EconomyMoves with the brief to DSIT in February 2023DCMSsingle_source (this file)
  279. 2022-09-06appointmentMichelle Donelan becomes Secretary of State for DCMSMoves to the new DSIT on 7 February 2023DCMSsingle_source (this file)
  280. 2022-07-18strategyNational AI Strategy – AI Action PlanSets out delivery of the National AI StrategyResearchsingle_source (this file)
  281. 2022-07-08appointmentDamian Collins becomes DCMS Minister for Tech and the Digital EconomyIn post to 27 October 2022, then succeeded by Paul ScullyDCMSverified (this file)
  282. 2022-07-06deployment launchFirst records published on the algorithmic transparency registerPilot records include QCovid, two police analytics tools and the FSA hygiene-rating modelCabinet OfficeDCMSHealthHome Officeverified (home-office-justice.md; health.md)
  283. 2022-07-01appointmentDouglas Gurr becomes Chair of the Alan Turing InstituteThree-year initial termResearchverified (research.md)
  284. 2022-06-15strategyDefence Artificial Intelligence Strategy publishedSets the vision for AI across Defence; "Ambitious, safe, responsible" published the same dayDefenceverified (defence-fcdo.md)
  285. 2021appointmentNadine Dorries is Secretary of State for DCMS (2021 to 2022); Chris Philp Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy (2021 to 2022)Ministers when the National AI Strategy was publishedDCMSsingle_source (this file)
  286. 2021strategyIntegrated Review establishes the Defence AI CentreDefence AI Centre (DAIC) created by the 2021 Integrated ReviewDefencesingle_source (defence-fcdo.md)
  287. 2021-09-22strategyNational AI Strategy publishedTen-year national plan for AIResearchCabinet OfficeBISTsingle_source (this file)
  288. 2021-09-16regulator actionSoftware and AI as a Medical Device Change Programme announcedReform programme for regulating software and AI medical devicesHealthverified (health.md)
  289. 2021-03-23strategyDigital Strategy for WalesSix-mission digital strategy that mentions AIverified (wales-ni.md)
  290. 2021-03-22strategyScotland's first AI Strategy and the Scottish AI Alliance launchedFirst Scottish national AI strategysingle_source (scotland.md)
  291. 2020appointmentOliver Dowden is Secretary of State for DCMS (2020 to 2021); Caroline Dinenage Minister for Digital and CultureDCMS ministers during the National AI Strategy preparationDCMSsingle_source (this file)
  292. 2019appointmentNicky Morgan is Secretary of State for DCMS (2019 to 2020)—DCMSsingle_source (this file)
  293. 2019-09appointmentAI Council begins meeting, chaired by Tabitha GoldstaubIndependent expert committee; earliest minutes 9 September 2019; page first published 30 September 2019Researchsingle_source (this file)
  294. 2019-08-08funding£250 million NHS AI Lab announcedNational AI lab to sit in NHSXHealthsingle_source (health.md)
  295. 2019-05-08machinery of governmentCentre for Data Ethics and Innovation organisation page goes liveGOV.UK page first published; set-up date not stated on the pageResearchsingle_source (this file)
  296. 2019-02-25machinery of governmentOffice for Artificial Intelligence organisation page goes liveGOV.UK page first published; the unit is also listed as a publisher of the April 2018 Sector Deal. Creation date not foundResearchsingle_source (this file)
  297. 2018appointmentMatt Hancock becomes Secretary of State for DCMS; then Jeremy Wright (2018 to 2019)Two DCMS Secretaries of State in 2018; AI Sector Deal yearDCMSsingle_source (this file)
  298. 2018fundingFirst 16 UKRI AI Centres for Doctoral Training£100m for 16 AI doctoral training centresResearchsingle_source (research.md)
  299. 2018-06-13strategyData Ethics Framework first publishedGuidance for public bodies on responsible data use; renamed Data and AI Ethics Framework in December 2025DCMSverified (dcms-law.md)
  300. 2018-04appointmentSir Patrick Vallance becomes Government Chief Scientific AdviserGCSA April 2018 to April 2023; also National Technology Adviser 2021 to 2023ResearchBISTsingle_source (this file)
  301. 2018-04-26strategyAI Sector Deal publishedDeal between government and the AI sector; withdrawn 25 June 2025BISTResearchsingle_source (this file)
  302. 2018-01appointmentMargot James becomes DCMS Minister of State (digital), to July 2019Digital minister during the Sector Deal and the creation of the Office for AI and CDEIDCMSverified (this file)
  303. 2017appointmentKaren Bradley is Secretary of State for DCMS (2017 to 2018)DCMS Secretary of State at the time of the Hall–Pesenti reviewDCMSsingle_source (this file)
  304. 2017-11-27white paperIndustrial Strategy white paper sets the Grand Challenges, including AITen-year strategy; withdrawn 1 March 2023. The AI Sector Deal later calls AI "our AI Grand Challenge"BISTsingle_source (this file)
  305. 2017-10-15reviewHall–Pesenti review: "Growing the artificial intelligence industry in the UK"Independent review of how to grow the UK AI industryResearchBISTsingle_source (this file)
  306. 2016appointmentMatt Hancock holds the DCMS digital minister role (to 2018)Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, 2016 to 2018 (exact dates not on page)DCMSsingle_source (this file)

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Departments checked, no AI activity found

  • Northern Ireland Office — checked 28 October 2026, no AI activity found on its GOV.UK page (GOV-FCDO-019)
  • Scotland Office — checked 28 October 2026, no AI activity found on its GOV.UK page (GOV-FCDO-020)
  • Wales Office — checked 28 October 2026, no AI activity found on its GOV.UK page (GOV-FCDO-021)

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  • Office of the Advocate General for Scotland — not yet checked
  • Office of the Leader of the House of Commons — not yet checked
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How to read these numbers

  • Data as of 28 October 2026 (edition 2.1). Every entry comes from the research document (version 2.0) and its Supplement 1 (second pass and fact-check, merged as edition 2.1), each with a source link and a verbatim quote, opened on or before that date. Some websites still could not be opened; those gaps stay listed on each page.
  • What counts. 1,252 verified entries are drawn across all pages. 73 link cards (an item whose full entry lives on another page) are listed under "Also on other pages", not counted twice. Rows the research marked unverified are kept out of the counts and pages.
  • Confidence tags (the research's own definitions): "verified" means two sources, one of them primary, or a primary page that states the fact directly; "single source" means one source; "unverified" means no page was opened — those rows never render. Shown on every entry panel.
  • Money. Public money is Part 2.4 Table A, counted rows only: a floor ("at least"). Wider programmes (Table B) and claimed savings (Table C) are not added. Private pledges (Table D) are shown separately and never added to public money.
  • Publications. Counted live from the GOV.UK search API for 2026, matching the phrase "artificial intelligence", per GOV.UK organisation. Pages without a GOV.UK organisation use their own public source: Scotland from the gov.scot publications search, Wales from the gov.wales publications search, Parliament from Parliament's open research-briefings data (Commons Library, Lords Library, POST) and the committees API, Local from the LGA artificial-intelligence topic page and local-authority records on the ATRS register. The same AI filter applies. Pages with no tested feed (Northern Ireland, some regulators and research bodies) show a gap, not a zero.
  • Map. Only published postcodes are mapped, geocoded with postcodes.io; nothing is placed from a guessed address. Second offices are labelled as such. Four AI Growth Zones are placed at the town centre named in the research (labelled "town centre, not the exact site").
  • DSIT is shown only as superseded, with its functions on the Cabinet Office, BIST and DCMS pages (see "See what changed" on the central government chart).
  • AI Research Resource: £1bn or £2bn? (Open conflict). GOV.UK pages give "an extra £1 billion" for the AIRR and "up to £2 billion" for public compute to 2030. Supplement 1 does not settle it. Both figures are shown; only the £2bn envelope is counted once in the money total. (MON-031 · MON-032 · GOV-RES-013)
  • TechFirst: £160m, figure unclear (Decided). Shown as £160m (Spending Review 2025 document) and labelled "figure unclear"; GOV.UK releases say £187m. (MON-076 · GOV-DFE-041)
  • Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone community fund: £540m (Decided). Shown as £540m; trade press says "up to £543 million". (PLG-020 · GOV-BIST-030)
  • £30m local AI partnerships: ownership unclear (Decided). No lead department or delivery body is named on the pages read. (MON-021)
  • £20m Sovereign AI Unit gap: ownership unclear (Decided). The Budget gives £140m; the itemised lines add to £120m. The £20m is not explained. (MON-024 · GOV-BIST-021)
  • Correction route: unclear (Decided). No correction email or form has been chosen, so none is shown.
  • AI Growth Zone status labels (Still open). The research uses "live" (BIST), "announced" (Wales and Northern Ireland) and "planned" (Scotland) for the same zones, and no page shows the sites operating. One label has not yet been chosen, so each page shows its own wording.
  • Sources: the research document (docs/government/CLAUDE_MASTER_v1.md), GOV.UK, the ATRS register, legislation.gov.uk, parliament.uk and each body's own site. How to report a correction is still unclear: no correction email or form has been chosen yet.

Who moved where, July 2026

Part 2.1: each line is a function or unit, from its body before 21 July 2026 to its body after (line width = number of functions; hover for the list). Grouping of the "after" text into bodies is done by the build from the first body named; the full rows are below, as written.

Before 21 July 2026AfterDSIT · 41Other bodies · 4Cabinet Office · 3New in 2026 · 1BIST · 15DCMS · 12Not stated / unresolved · 10Cabinet Office · 5DWP · 2Cabinet Office + BIST · 1DSIT wound down · 1Government Commercial Agency · 1MHCLG · 1Other · 1
All 49 rows of Part 2.1, as written
Function / unitBeforeAfterEffectiveSourceConfidence
DSIT itselfMinisterial department (since 7 February 2023); last Secretary of State Liz Kendall, 5 September 2025 to 20 July 2026Being wound down; functions split between BIST, DCMS and the Cabinet Office. GOV.UK now lists DSIT under "Agencies and other public bodies"; its only named official is Emran Mian, Permanent Secretary; no ministers2026-07-20 (no Secretary of State after this date); 2026-07-22 (fact sheet)gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-cverified
AI strategyDSIT (AI Policy Directorate; the Office for AI was folded into it in February 2024)Cabinet Office (OPMC, AI Taskforce); Minister for AI's Cabinet Office portfolio "AI Strategy"2026-07-22gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-cverified
AI policy for the economy (AI innovation and economy-wide adoption)DSIT (AI Policy Directorate)BIST; Minister for AI's BIST portfolio "AI (artificial intelligence) policy" and "AI innovation and economy-wide adoption"2026-07-20/22gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-miverified (minister's portfolio); how the old directorate was split is not stated
Public-sector AI adoptionDSIT (GDS digital centre, including i.AI)Cabinet Office; it "will also take the lead on AI adoption across the Civil Service"; the AI Taskforce is to "transform public services"2026-07-22gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-cverified
AI Security InstituteDSIT (a directorate; renamed from AI Safety Institute on 14 February 2025)Cabinet Office (OPMC)2026-07-22 (fact sheet); 2026-07-24 (Taskforce announcement)gov.uk/government/organisations/ai-security-instverified
AI Taskforce (new)Did not existOPMC in the Cabinet Office; chaired by Lord Vallance; Director General for AI Ollie Ilott; reports to Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo and the AI Minister; based with First Secretary of State Louise Haigh2026-07-22 (created); 2026-07-24 (chair named)gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-change-at-theverified
Prime Ministerial adviser on AINo 10 (Jade Leung, appointed 15 August 2025, reporting to the PM and the DSIT Secretary of State)OPMC post (per fact sheet). Jade Leung stepped back on 23 September 2026 and became AISI Vice-Chair and Security Advisor to the AI Taskforce; the post is vacant2026-09-23gov.uk/government/news/dr-jade-leung-appointed-vverified (move); holder vacant per single source
Minister for AIDSIT Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Kanishka Narayan, 7 September 2025 to 20 July 2026)Minister of State (Minister for Artificial Intelligence), joint Cabinet Office and BIST; attends Cabinet2026-07-20gov.uk/government/people/kanishka-narayanverified
AI Economics InstituteJoint HM Treasury–DSIT unit (introduced 8 June 2026)Joint HM Treasury–Cabinet Office (Minister for AI's Cabinet Office portfolio)2026-07-22gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministverified (portfolio); unit's new formal home single_source
i.AI (Incubator for AI)GDS within DSIT (merged into GDS in January 2025; in the Cabinet Office before that)**Not stated on GOV.UK.** Pointers: the fact sheet moves "public sector AI adoption" to the Cabinet Office; i.AI's contact email is @cabinetoffice.gov.uk; GDS, its 2025 parent, went to DCMSUnknowngov.uk/government/organisations/central-digital-unverified (new home)
AI Knowledge Hubi.AI (DSIT)Follows i.AI; not statedUnknownai.gov.uk/unverified (new home)
Government Digital Service (the digital centre of government)DSIT (since January 2025; Cabinet Office before)DCMS2026-07-22gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-cverified
Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO)Merged into GDS in January 2025 (then in DSIT); existed April 2021 to January 2025Part of GDS, so now in DCMS2025-01 (merger); 2026-07-22 (GDS to DCMS)gov.uk/government/organisations/central-digital-verified
Responsible Technology Adoption Unit (formerly the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation)DSIT; CDEI renamed RTA in February 2024; no longer standalone from January 2025, functions spread across DSIT teams including GDSNot stated. The GDS part is now in DCMS2024-02 (rename); 2025-01 (closed as a unit)gov.uk/government/organisations/centre-for-data-single_source
Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA)DSITDCMS2026-07-22gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-digitverified
Digital identity policy (Digital ID)DSIT with the Cabinet Office (joint consultation, March 2026)DCMS; digital verification services sit with Stephanie Peacock (DCMS)2026-07-22gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-cverified
National Data LibraryDSITDCMS, within the work of the Government Chief Data Officer. Note: "data infrastructure" is also in the Minister for AI's BIST portfolioBy September 2026 (date not stated)gov.uk/government/groups/national-data-library-esingle_source (this file; bist.md)
Government Chief Data OfficerDSIT (GDS)DCMS; holder Aimee SmithBy September 2026gov.uk/government/groups/national-data-library-esingle_source
AI Research Resource (public AI compute)DSIT with UKRIBIST with UKRI; Minister for AI's BIST portfolio "UK AI research resource"2026-07-22; GOV.UK guidance rebranded to BIST on 2026-09-28gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministverified
AI Growth Zones programme (and the AI Growth Zone Delivery Unit)DSITBIST (Minister for AI's BIST portfolio "AI Growth Zones"); releases since July 2026 are co-published by the Cabinet Office and BIST2026-07-22gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-miverified (portfolio); Delivery Unit location single_source (bist.md)
Sovereign AI UnitDSIT (with HM Treasury; launched 16 April 2026)BIST (Minister for AI's BIST portfolio "Sovereign AI"); releases since July co-published by the Cabinet Office and BIST; Budget 2026 adds £140m2026-07-22gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministverified (minister); formal departmental home single_source
ARIA sponsorshipDSITBIST; public body overseen by Chris McDonald (Minister for Science, Innovation and Investment)2026-07gov.uk/government/organisations/advanced-researcverified
UKRI sponsorshipDSITBIST; public body overseen by Chris McDonald2026-07gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-research-and-verified
Alan Turing Institute (government relationship)DSIT (the Secretary of State's letter of July 2025); core funding through UKRI/EPSRCNot a sponsored body; no page states which department now holds the relationship. Research funding via UKRI is now BIST-sponsored; AI strategy is in the Cabinet OfficeUnknownpublictechnology.net/2025/07/10/education-and-sksingle_source
Intellectual Property OfficeDSIT (per bist.md and dcms-law.md; not checked on a page opened here)BIST; Chris McDonald confirmed as minister responsible for IP on 21 August 20262026-07; minister confirmed 2026-08-21gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-proverified (after); single_source (before)
Met OfficeDSITBIST; listed under BIST in the list of agencies updated 22 October 20262026-07; listed 2026-10-22gov.uk/government/organisations/met-officeverified
Office for InvestmentJoint unit of HM Treasury, DBT and No 10Part of BIST (still a joint unit)2026-07-22 (DBT renamed BIST)gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-invesverified
Investment Security Unit (National Security and Investment Act screening, which includes AI)Cabinet OfficeBIST2026-07-22gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-cverified (fact sheet; bist.md)
Regulatory Innovation OfficeDSITBIST (high-profile group; Baroness Lloyd of Effra's BIST portfolio)2026-07gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministverified
Public Sector Fraud AuthorityCabinet Office and HM TreasuryDWP, with continued HM Treasury sponsorship; Lilian Greenwood appointed Minister for Innovation, Fraud and Data on 22 July 20262026-07-22gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-cverified
Office for Equality and OpportunityCabinet OfficeMHCLG2026-07-22gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-csingle_source
ICO sponsorship (Information Commission from 30 September 2026)DSITDCMS. The ICO's functions passed to the new Information Commission on 30 September 2026 under the Data (Use and Access) Act 20252026-07 (sponsor); 2026-09-30 (Information Commission)gov.uk/government/organisations/information-commverified
Building Digital UK (BDUK)DSITDCMS (telecoms moves to DCMS)2026-07-22gov.uk/government/organisations/building-digitalverified
Telecoms, online safety and Ofcom sponsorshipDSIT (telecoms, online safety)DCMS; Ian Murray's DCMS portfolio covers "telecommunications, digital infrastructure and Ofcom sponsorship" and "security and online harms"2026-07-22gov.uk/government/news/machinery-of-government-cverified
Cyber security policy (national and government cyber security)DSIT (Cyber Security and Resilience Bill introduced by DSIT, 12 November 2025)DCMS; Baroness Lloyd of Effra's DCMS portfolio "National Cyber Security" and "government cyber security" (she is joint BIST/DCMS)2026-07gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministsingle_source
Government Office for ScienceDSITWorks with BIST2026-07gov.uk/government/organisations/government-officverified (this file; bist.md)
Government Chief Scientific AdviserGO-Science (DSIT); Professor Dame Angela McLean since April 2023Same post; GO-Science now with BIST2026-07gov.uk/government/organisations/government-officverified
National Technology AdviserDSIT (Dr Dave Smith, from September 2023)Conflicting: the BIST page lists Dave Smith as National Technology Adviser and his page says he advises the BIST Secretary of State, but his page also lists the role under "Previous roles in government" as "2023 to 2026"2026 (exact date not stated)gov.uk/government/people/dave-smithsingle_source (conflict)
Science ministerDSIT: Lord Vallance, Minister for Science (5 July 2024 to 6 September 2025), then Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear (DSIT and DESNZ) to 22 July 2026BIST and DHSC: Chris McDonald, Minister of State (Minister for Science, Innovation and Investment); oversees ARIA, UKRI, Met Office2026-07-22gov.uk/government/people/patrick-vallanceverified
Digital government ministerDSIT: Ian Murray, Minister of State (Minister for Digital Government and Data), "2025 to 2026"DCMS: Stephanie Peacock, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Sport, Tourism, Place and Digital Government), responsible for the "government digital service"2026-07gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-miverified
Skills EnglandDfE (executive agency)DWP (executive agency); Baroness Smith of Malvern is joint DfE/DWP Minister for SkillsNot dated on any page (the fact sheet text read does not mention skills)gov.uk/government/organisations/skills-englandsingle_source
TechFirstDSIT with DfE (launched by the Prime Minister's Office, DSIT and DfE, 9 June 2025)DCMS (TechFirst guidance published by DCMS; Digital and Technologies Jobs Plan by DCMS and BIST)By 2026-10-19gov.uk/guidance/techfirst-for-schoolsverified
AI Energy Council co-chairDSIT Secretary of State (co-chair with the DESNZ Secretary of State)Not stated. The DSIT Secretary of State post has had no holder since 20 July 2026Unknowngov.uk/government/groups/ai-energy-councilunverified (new co-chair)
Crown Commercial Service → Government Commercial Agency (separate change, not part of July 2026)Crown Commercial Service (Cabinet Office executive agency)Government Commercial Agency, formed from CCS and Cabinet Office central commercial teams; executive agency sponsored by the Cabinet Office; runs the AI DPS (RM6200)2026-04-01gov.uk/government/organisations/government-commeverified
Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR)Founding partners included DSIT and the FCDO; announced by the Cabinet Office (November 2024); NCSC is leadNot stated after July 2026Unknowngov.uk/government/news/uk-and-its-allies-must-stunverified (new home)
AI Standards HubDSIT (launch sponsor, October 2022), run by the Turing, BSI and NPLNot stated; the Turing is stepping back from leading itUnknowngov.uk/government/publications/ai-standards-hub-unverified (new home)
National Physical LaboratoryDSIT (public corporation)BIST per the Science minister's portfolio (bist.md)2026-07gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--2single_source
Government Office for Technology TransferDSITBIST (Science minister's portfolio, "GOTT")2026-07gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--2single_source
Isambard-AI serviceDSIT with UKRI (AIRR)BIST — BriCS documentation: "The service is funded by DBIST"2026-07-22docs.isambard.ac.uk/user-documentation/faqssingle_source

Local government AI: how it is organised

Part 1.8. Click an authority to open it; the full map of England and every authority are on the Local government page.

Local government AI: the national layer, strategic authorities and councils outside themNational layer — 24 AI entriesLGA AI Hub and use case bank · MHCLG Local AI teami.AI tools for councils · Socitm · Solace · ICO guidance(block "THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AI UNIVERSE — national layer")Strategic authorities — English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23, Royal Assent 29 April 2026)combined authorities and combined county authorities; each tile uses the authority's own name and links to its sub-pageGreater London Authority15 AI entriesNorth East MayoralStrategic Authority5 AI entriesWest Yorkshire CombinedAuthority3 AI entriesLiverpool City RegionCombined Authority7 AI entriesGreater ManchesterCombined Authority15 AI entriesWest Midlands CombinedAuthority3 AI entriesWest Of England MayoralCombined Authority4 AI entriesSouth Yorkshire MayoralCombined Authority4 AI entriesEast Midlands CombinedCounty Authority2 AI entriesTees Valley CombinedAuthority2 AI entriesCambridgeshire AndPeterborough CombinedAuthority4 AI entriesYork And North YorkshireCombined Authority2 AI entriesHull And East YorkshireCombined Authority2 AI entriesGreater LincolnshireCombined CountyAuthority3 AI entriesLancashire CombinedCounty Authority3 AI entriesDevon And TorbayCombined CountyAuthority1 AI entriesCornwall1 AI entriesCheshire And Warrington1 AI entriesCumbria1 AI entriesCouncils outside a strategic authority — 18 AI entries →